Employer · plans filed under one EIN
General Dynamics Corporation
Reston, VA · Manufacturing
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
10 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under General Dynamics Corporation's employer identification number (Reston, Virginia). Their latest filings total 221,568 participant records and $33.4B in net assets.
The largest is General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, an ESOP with a 401(k) feature with 68,452 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $697M and participant contributions $875M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $3.68B. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $34.4M.
Combined net assets moved from $8.44B in 2009 to $33.4B in 2024 (up 295%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2024 | 68,452 | $12.4B | $181,068 | $6,224 | $4.7M |
| General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Qaca Plan | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2024 | 45,227 | $7.91B | $174,977 | $4,510 | $2.4M |
| General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Government) | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 28,661 | $2.68B | $93,393 | $30,302 | $7.5M |
| General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat and Mission Systems) | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 26,451 | $4.08B | $154,129 | $13,772 | $9.4M |
| General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan for Represented Employees | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2024 | 22,405 | $2.09B | $93,106 | $3,007 | $1.6M |
| General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Commercial) | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 10,678 | $1.78B | $166,329 | — | $5.7M |
| General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2024 | 8,963 | $1.48B | $164,633 | $345 | $358K |
| General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Land Systems) | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 5,515 | $535M | $96,965 | $10,845 | $1.4M |
| General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Bath Iron Works) | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 4,847 | $429M | $88,434 | $4,836 | $1.3M |
| SC3 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 369 | $27.5M | $74,502 | $0 | $34K |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 221,568 | $33.4B | $697M | $875M |
| 2023 | 10 | 232,857 | $32.5B | $517M | $799M |
| 2022 | 10 | 227,114 | $27.8B | $462M | $663M |
| 2021 | 10 | 204,183 | $29.0B | $352M | $641M |
| 2020 | 10 | 220,066 | $26.3B | $420M | $598M |
| 2019 | 10 | 196,579 | $24.5B | $580M | $480M |
| 2018 | 9 | 181,418 | $14.5B | $288M | $316M |
| 2017 | 8 | 177,618 | $15.8B | $690M | $251M |
| 2016 | 6 | 180,454 | $13.8B | $287M | $234M |
| 2015 | 4 | 185,101 | $12.4B | $269M | $161M |
| 2014 | 4 | 188,833 | $12.9B | $213M | $158M |
| 2013 | 4 | 188,409 | $12.2B | $600M | $186M |
| 2012 | 4 | 158,014 | $10.9B | $735M | $169M |
| 2011 | 4 | 156,401 | $8.99B | $327M | $131M |
| 2010 | 4 | 160,921 | $9.12B | $356M | $128M |
| 2009 | 4 | 161,109 | $8.44B | $324M | $114M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aon Consulting, Inc. | Consulting (pension); Other services; Actuarial; Consulting (general) | 9 | $9,719,856 |
| Fidelity Inv. Inst. Ops. Co. LLC | Contract Administrator; Recordkeeping and information management; Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Trustee (directed) | 10 | $8,059,944 |
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | Investment management | 5 | $6,058,980 |
| Pacific Investment MGMT Co. LLC | Investment management | 5 | $4,174,765 |
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | Investment advisory (participants) | 4 | $3,721,938 |
| KPMG LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 9 | $1,101,651 |
| Jenner & Block LLP | Legal | 9 | $655,854 |
| The Northern Trust Company | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Trustee (directed) | 5 | $356,578 |
| Newport Trust Company | Investment management; Other services; Trustee (directed) | 4 | $265,841 |
| Crowe LLP | Accounting (including auditing); Consulting (general) | 9 | $134,701 |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Co. | Investment management | 1 | $29,559 |
| UBS Financial Services Inc. | Investment advisory (plan) | 1 | $27,902 |
| Alight Solutions, LLC | Contract Administrator | 1 | $27,026 |
| McConnell & Jones LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 1 | $23,350 |
| General Dynamics Inf Technology Inc. | Other services | 1 | $17,542 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does General Dynamics Corporation have?
10 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Qaca Plan, General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Government) and General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Electric Boat and Mission Systems) and others. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does General Dynamics Corporation contribute to its plans?
$696,720,095 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $6,062 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Aon Consulting, Inc., Fidelity Inv. Inst. Ops. Co. LLC, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. and Pacific Investment MGMT Co. LLC and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.