401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Aerovironment, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$260M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,281
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$202,772
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan · Sponsored by Aerovironment, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$260M in assets, 1,281 participants

Aerovironment, Inc.'s Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan reported $260M in total assets and 1,281 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #16,476 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in California

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan covers 1,281 participants in California, 2.0x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $260M.

#16,476
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+19.0%
assets growth YoY
2.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan's outsized position by total assets

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$259,751,322 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan lands in the large band (1,281 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan end-of-year assets rose from $218M in the plan year 2023 filing to $260M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan reported net income fell from $46M in the plan year 2023 filing to $41M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan reported participants rose from 1,176 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,281 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 952705790 · Aerovironment, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan · $260M · 1,281 · 95th

  • BOY $260M
  • SCH 1,281
  • EBSA 95th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Hga 401(k) Savings Plan
  • NET ind #16476

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K PlanAerovironment, Inc. P/S and …$260MHga 401(k) Savings Plan$260MCognex Corporation Employee Savings PlanCognex Corporation Employee …$260MCelestica 401(k) Retirement PlanCelestica 401(k) Retirement …$260MAdvanced Energy Industries, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanAdvanced Energy Industries, …$260M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$218M
Net Assets (End of Year)$260M
Net Income$41M
Employer EIN952705790
Plan Effective Date1985-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Aerovironment, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Aerovironment, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$260M 50.74868233844507% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M$300M 202220232024 $172M $260M ▲ +50.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,133 $172M
2023 1 1,176 $218M
2024 1 1,281 $260M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.259751322 · Participants: 1281Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Hga 401(k) Savings Plan in MN ($260M); by covered participants it is Melgar Facility Maintenance, LLC D/B/a Mfm Industries Retirement Plan in TX (1,281 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($260M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,281 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 Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan grew sharply - up 19.0% during 2024, from $218M to $260M. Reported net income was $41M.
How have Aerovironment, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Aerovironment, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 50.7%, from $172M to $260M.
Where does Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hga 401(k) Savings Plan in MN ($260M, 1,136 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Aerovironment, Inc. P/S and Salary Deferral 401 K Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Melgar Facility Maintenance, LLC D/B/a Mfm Industries Retirement Plan in TX (1,281 participants, $1M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 952705790.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.