401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
243
Participants Below avg headcount
63rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$57,554
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Guardian Credit Union · Alabama · Administrative & Support Services

$14M in assets, 243 participants

Guardian Credit Union's Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan reported $14M in total assets and 243 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 63rd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #3,489 in Administrative & Support Services (4,368 peers)

Guardian Credit Union multi-year trail

Guardian Credit Union's plans moved +80.9% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan at $14M / 243 participants.

#3,489
in Administrative & Support Services (4,368 peers)
+28.5%
assets growth YoY

Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Administrative & Support Services and all filers

Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$13,985,642 Top 37% higher than 63% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (243 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $14M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 234 in the plan year 2023 filing to 243 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 630421006 · Guardian Credit Union PY 2024 · 401(k)

Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan · $14M · 243 · 63rd

  • NET $14M
  • BOOK 243
  • VS-ST 63rd
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Sealy and Company LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • EBSA ind #3489

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Administrative & Support Services retirement plans → · Plans in Alabama →

Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Guardian Credit Union multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Guardian Credit Union plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$14M 80.93324148013028% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6M$8M$10M$12M$14M$16M 202220232024 $7.73M $14M ▲ +81.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 213 $8M
2023 1 234 $11M
2024 1 243 $14M

Guardian Credit Union filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN630421006
Plan Effective Date2020-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Alabama

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.013985642 · Participants: 243Guardian Credit Union 401(k) PlanRegions Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.197489981 · Participants: 20783Regions Financial Corporation 401(k) PlanEncompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.722944967 · Participants: 29454Encompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanHexagon Employee Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.651353194 · Participants: 4638Hexagon Employee Retirement Savings PlanVulcan 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.472398962 · Participants: 8628Vulcan 401(k) PlanMercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.234118844 · Participants: 6167Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan
Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants

Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Alabama, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sealy and Company LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in LA ($14M); by covered participants it is Validatek Retirement Savings Plan in VA (243 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (243 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 28.5% during 2024, from $11M to $14M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Guardian Credit Union plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Guardian Credit Union's sponsor-wide assets grew 80.9%, from $8M to $14M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sealy and Company LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in LA ($14M, 127 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Guardian Credit Union 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Validatek Retirement Savings Plan in VA (243 participants, $27M in assets).