401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

3M Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10.6B
Total assets Mega-plan scale
32,964
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$321,442
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by 3M Company · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$10.6B in assets, 32,964 participants

3M Company's 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $10.6B in total assets and 32,964 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #17,727 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 32,964 participants in Minnesota, 29x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $10.6B.

#17,727
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-12.0%
assets change YoY
106×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$10,596,010,150 Highest reported value at or above every one 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

3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a mega filing (32,964 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $906M in the plan year 2023 filing to $730M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $12.0B in the plan year 2023 filing to $10.6B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 36,049 in the plan year 2023 filing to 32,964 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 410417775 · 3M Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $10.6B · 32,964 · 100th

  • IND $10.6B
  • EOY 32,964
  • 5500 100th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
  • EIN ind #17727

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 Minnesota →

3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$10.6B
Net Income$730M
Employer EIN410417775
Plan Effective Date1982-03-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (3M Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All 3M Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$19.8B 22.307828769155% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15B$20B$25B$30B 202220232024 $25.4B $19.8B ▼ -22.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 51,142 $25.4B
2023 3 48,397 $26.6B
2024 3 43,759 $19.8B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0100000200000300000400000500000 020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.59601015 · Participants: 329643M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.886997456 · Participants: 179076Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.618762181 · Participants: 205460Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.419645154 · Participants: 409649Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.719378 · Participants: 38480Medtronic Savings and Investment PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.442089862 · Participants: 73109U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan

3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan reports $10.6B in end-of-year assets across 32,964 participants (0.086% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.035% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $321,442 per participant (2.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $730M.

This plan identity (EIN 410417775, plan #333) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $11.1B to $10.6B (-4.9%) while covered participants moved from 37,159 to 32,964 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 37,159 $11.1B Open filing
2023 36,049 $12.0B Open filing
2024 · index core 32,964 $10.6B This page

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan in VA ($10.6B); by covered participants it is Global Medical Response, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CO (32,859 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($10.6B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (32,964 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 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.0% during 2024, from $12.0B to $10.6B. Reported net income was $730M.
How have 3M Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), 3M Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 22.3%, from $25.4B to $19.8B.
Where does 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan in VA ($10.6B, 32,246 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Global Medical Response, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CO (32,859 participants, $1.7B in assets).