Ranking of CY 2021 401k Industry Groups
by their Yield on Beginning-of-Plan-Year Total Assets
Ranks the 272 industry groups (first four digits from the six-digit NAICS business code, Line 2d in Form 5500) of 401k plans by their yield, i.e., net earnings on investments divided by total assets at the beginning of the plan year, times 100. These quantities are from Schedule H: earnings on investments is the sum of the ten column (b) entries from 2b, minus investment advisory and management fees (Line 2i(3)). Total assets at the beginning of the plan year is Line 1f(a). Each plan's yield is weighted by its total assets at the beginning of the plan year. Covers 55,788 401(k) plans that filed a Schedule H, whose start date is in Q1 2021, and each with at least $1M in total assets. Some plans are not counted because they have a yield of N/A due to mid-plan-year asset transfers which can undermine the fair calculation of yield. Uses data (1/31/23) from DOL EBSA.
The overall weighted average is 14.54% for 52,837 total qualifying cases.
Industry Group | Number of 401k Plans | Yield on Beginning-of-Plan-Year Total Assets
1. Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) | #cases=15 | avg=31.93%
2. Building Material and Supplies Dealers | #cases=233 | avg=23.47%
3. Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing | #cases=64 | avg=23.31%
4. Local Messengers and Local Delivery | #cases=6 | avg=22.05%
5. Aquaculture | #cases=5 | avg=20.61%
6. Department Stores | #cases=17 | avg=20.1%
7. Software Publishers | #cases=304 | avg=19.08%
8. Fabric Mills | #cases=1 | avg=18.93%
9. Hunting and Trapping | #cases=2 | avg=18.17%
10. Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=51 | avg=17.84%
11. Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | #cases=127 | avg=17.14%
12. General Merchandise Stores, Including Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters | #cases=37 | avg=16.86%
13. Management of Companies and Enterprises | #cases=602 | avg=16.8%
14. Death Care Services | #cases=26 | avg=16.73%
15. Other Information Services | #cases=223 | avg=16.43%
16. Specialized Freight Trucking | #cases=165 | avg=16.1%
17. Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | #cases=164 | avg=16.07%
18. Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing | #cases=26 | avg=16.05%
19. Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | #cases=276 | avg=15.99%
20. General Rental Centers | #cases=10 | avg=15.91%
21. Drycleaning and Laundry Services | #cases=74 | avg=15.9%
22. Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | #cases=389 | avg=15.84%
23. Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | #cases=71 | avg=15.84%
24. Specialty Food Stores | #cases=112 | avg=15.74%
25. Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (Except Copyrighted Works) | #cases=18 | avg=15.73%
26. Depository Credit Intermediation | #cases=1,713 | avg=15.71%
27. Employment Services | #cases=425 | avg=15.71%
28. Pipeline Transportation | #cases=24 | avg=15.64%
29. Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services | #cases=345 | avg=15.63%
30. Restaurants and Other Eating Places | #cases=714 | avg=15.63%
31. Rail Transportation | #cases=45 | avg=15.59%
32. Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses | #cases=159 | avg=15.58%
33. Consumer Goods Rental | #cases=19 | avg=15.55%
34. Health and Personal Care Stores | #cases=217 | avg=15.4%
35. Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | #cases=908 | avg=15.39%
36. Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | #cases=117 | avg=15.37%
37. Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores | #cases=48 | avg=15.34%
38. Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage | #cases=175 | avg=15.34%
39. Spectator Sports | #cases=155 | avg=15.29%
40. Securities and Commodity Exchanges | #cases=8 | avg=15.28%
41. Oilseed and Grain Farming | #cases=62 | avg=15.25%
42. Oil and Gas Extraction | #cases=205 | avg=15.24%
43. Lessors of Real Estate | #cases=323 | avg=15.14%
44. Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products | #cases=4 | avg=15.13%
45. Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | #cases=299 | avg=15.12%
46. Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores | #cases=151 | avg=15.1%
47. Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=69 | avg=15.09%
48. Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers | #cases=201 | avg=15.09%
49. Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores | #cases=19 | avg=15.06%
50. Offices of Dentists | #cases=126 | avg=15.06%
51. Other Financial Investment Activities | #cases=416 | avg=15.06%
52. Residential Building Construction | #cases=270 | avg=15.05%
53. Activities Related To Credit Intermediation | #cases=76 | avg=15.02%
54. Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | #cases=29 | avg=14.98%
55. Nondepository Credit Intermediation | #cases=393 | avg=14.97%
56. Activities Related To Real Estate | #cases=987 | avg=14.97%
57. Office Administrative Services | #cases=163 | avg=14.95%
58. Scientific Research and Development Services | #cases=339 | avg=14.94%
59. Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=112 | avg=14.93%
60. Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores | #cases=74 | avg=14.93%
61. Other Support Services | #cases=86 | avg=14.92%
62. Other Investment Pools and Funds | #cases=68 | avg=14.92%
63. Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores | #cases=43 | avg=14.91%
64. Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=57 | avg=14.91%
65. Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing | #cases=41 | avg=14.88%
66. Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | #cases=67 | avg=14.88%
67. Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | #cases=1,442 | avg=14.86%
68. Sound Recording Industries | #cases=7 | avg=14.86%
69. Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers | #cases=12 | avg=14.85%
70. Household Appliance Manufacturing | #cases=31 | avg=14.82%
71. Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services | #cases=53 | avg=14.82%
72. Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers | #cases=119 | avg=14.8%
73. Book Stores and News Dealers | #cases=15 | avg=14.78%
74. Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers | #cases=49 | avg=14.78%
75. Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | #cases=255 | avg=14.78%
76. Hog and Pig Farming | #cases=14 | avg=14.77%
77. Business Support Services | #cases=249 | avg=14.77%
78. Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=204 | avg=14.75%
79. Other Support Activities for Transportation | #cases=94 | avg=14.74%
80. Computer Systems Design and Related Services | #cases=1,783 | avg=14.74%
81. Personal Care Services | #cases=76 | avg=14.73%
82. Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services | #cases=197 | avg=14.73%
83. Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | #cases=1,781 | avg=14.72%
84. Grocery Stores | #cases=409 | avg=14.72%
85. Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | #cases=113 | avg=14.7%
86. Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing | #cases=350 | avg=14.68%
87. Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance | #cases=29 | avg=14.67%
88. Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | #cases=199 | avg=14.63%
89. Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=181 | avg=14.62%
90. Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support | #cases=63 | avg=14.6%
91. Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | #cases=391 | avg=14.6%
92. Other Animal Production | #cases=27 | avg=14.57%
93. Clothing Stores | #cases=133 | avg=14.55%
94. Used Merchandise Stores | #cases=18 | avg=14.53%
95. Shoe Stores | #cases=29 | avg=14.52%
96. Home Furnishings Stores | #cases=70 | avg=14.51%
97. Cable and Other Subscription Programming | #cases=26 | avg=14.49%
98. Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing | #cases=47 | avg=14.49%
99. Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing | #cases=119 | avg=14.49%
100. Nonresidential Building Construction | #cases=588 | avg=14.47%
101. Radio and Television Broadcasting | #cases=95 | avg=14.46%
102. Other Personal Services | #cases=432 | avg=14.44%
103. RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps | #cases=8 | avg=14.44%
104. Couriers and Express Delivery Services | #cases=19 | avg=14.43%
105. Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | #cases=329 | avg=14.42%
106. General Freight Trucking | #cases=615 | avg=14.42%
107. Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing | #cases=123 | avg=14.42%
108. Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing | #cases=116 | avg=14.41%
109. Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | #cases=138 | avg=14.4%
110. Waste Management and Remediation Services | #cases=160 | avg=14.39%
111. Amusement Parks and Arcades | #cases=34 | avg=14.37%
112. Communications Equipment Manufacturing | #cases=95 | avg=14.37%
113. Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | #cases=925 | avg=14.37%
114. Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=521 | avg=14.36%
115. Offices of Other Health Practitioners | #cases=494 | avg=14.34%
116. Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | #cases=647 | avg=14.29%
117. Specialized Design Services | #cases=78 | avg=14.25%
118. Land Subdivision | #cases=40 | avg=14.25%
119. Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing | #cases=52 | avg=14.21%
120. Traveler Accommodation | #cases=500 | avg=14.21%
121. Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers | #cases=289 | avg=14.21%
122. Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | #cases=51 | avg=14.2%
123. Insurance Carriers | #cases=406 | avg=14.2%
124. Community Food and Housing and Emergency and Other Relief Services | #cases=113 | avg=14.19%
125. Educational Services | #cases=599 | avg=14.19%
126. Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing | #cases=65 | avg=14.17%
127. Automobile Dealers | #cases=1,540 | avg=14.17%
128. Support Activities for Forestry | #cases=14 | avg=14.15%
129. Textile Product Mills | #cases=95 | avg=14.15%
130. Electronics and Appliance Stores | #cases=62 | avg=14.15%
131. Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing | #cases=90 | avg=14.1%
132. Investigation and Security Services | #cases=103 | avg=14.08%
133. Furniture Stores | #cases=129 | avg=14.08%
134. Cattle Ranching and Farming | #cases=36 | avg=14.06%
135. Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing | #cases=65 | avg=14.05%
136. Warehousing and Storage | #cases=188 | avg=14.04%
137. Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=360 | avg=14.04%
138. Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | #cases=58 | avg=14.02%
139. Fruit and Tree Nut Farming | #cases=59 | avg=14.02%
140. Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures | #cases=19 | avg=13.99%
141. Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | #cases=78 | avg=13.99%
142. Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media | #cases=14 | avg=13.98%
143. Motion Picture and Video Industries | #cases=82 | avg=13.98%
144. Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | #cases=56 | avg=13.98%
145. Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation | #cases=14 | avg=13.97%
146. Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production | #cases=100 | avg=13.95%
147. Water Transportation | #cases=82 | avg=13.95%
148. Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | #cases=79 | avg=13.93%
149. Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=209 | avg=13.92%
150. Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing | #cases=91 | avg=13.92%
151. Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | #cases=305 | avg=13.92%
152. Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=73 | avg=13.91%
153. Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | #cases=102 | avg=13.89%
154. Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=244 | avg=13.89%
155. Freight Transportation Arrangement | #cases=126 | avg=13.87%
156. Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance | #cases=47 | avg=13.86%
157. Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | #cases=186 | avg=13.85%
158. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=274 | avg=13.84%
159. Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=106 | avg=13.84%
160. Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing | #cases=59 | avg=13.82%
161. Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing | #cases=61 | avg=13.82%
162. Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing | #cases=25 | avg=13.81%
163. Other Motor Vehicle Dealers | #cases=138 | avg=13.81%
164. Other Specialty Trade Contractors | #cases=732 | avg=13.79%
165. Individual and Family Services | #cases=455 | avg=13.79%
166. Taxi and Limousine Service | #cases=20 | avg=13.78%
167. Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing | #cases=36 | avg=13.77%
168. Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | #cases=185 | avg=13.76%
169. Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | #cases=192 | avg=13.76%
170. Hospitals | #cases=582 | avg=13.76%
171. Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing | #cases=78 | avg=13.74%
172. Hardware and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=198 | avg=13.74%
173. Legal Services | #cases=992 | avg=13.71%
174. Ship and Boat Building | #cases=68 | avg=13.7%
175. Automotive Repair and Maintenance | #cases=129 | avg=13.7%
176. Support Activities for Crop Production | #cases=118 | avg=13.69%
177. Building Finishing Contractors | #cases=132 | avg=13.68%
178. Dairy Product Manufacturing | #cases=120 | avg=13.68%
179. Plastics Product Manufacturing | #cases=632 | avg=13.67%
180. Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation | #cases=15 | avg=13.66%
181. Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing | #cases=41 | avg=13.66%
182. Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (Except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance | #cases=135 | avg=13.66%
183. Hardware Manufacturing | #cases=27 | avg=13.65%
184. Vending Machine Operators | #cases=17 | avg=13.63%
185. Logging | #cases=8 | avg=13.63%
186. Foundries | #cases=62 | avg=13.62%
187. Gasoline Stations | #cases=101 | avg=13.62%
188. Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds | #cases=58 | avg=13.61%
189. Sawmills and Wood Preservation | #cases=61 | avg=13.61%
190. Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | #cases=50 | avg=13.61%
191. Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=152 | avg=13.57%
192. Metal and Mineral (Except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=84 | avg=13.57%
193. Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing | #cases=223 | avg=13.57%
194. Natural Gas Distribution | #cases=61 | avg=13.52%
195. Outpatient Care Centers | #cases=380 | avg=13.52%
196. Nonferrous Metal (Except Aluminum) Production and Processing | #cases=80 | avg=13.51%
197. Other Food Manufacturing | #cases=353 | avg=13.5%
198. Timber Tract Operations | #cases=11 | avg=13.49%
199. Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing | #cases=10 | avg=13.47%
200. Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing | #cases=13 | avg=13.46%
201. Water, Sewage and Other Systems | #cases=60 | avg=13.45%
202. Special Food Services | #cases=175 | avg=13.43%
203. Support Activities for Animal Production | #cases=20 | avg=13.42%
204. Rubber Product Manufacturing | #cases=133 | avg=13.42%
205. Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | #cases=136 | avg=13.38%
206. Offices of Physicians | #cases=1,702 | avg=13.38%
207. Tobacco Manufacturing | #cases=26 | avg=13.36%
208. Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities | #cases=102 | avg=13.36%
209. Steel Product Manufacturing From Purchased Steel | #cases=172 | avg=13.35%
210. Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying | #cases=100 | avg=13.35%
211. Gambling Industries | #cases=152 | avg=13.34%
212. Basic Chemical Manufacturing | #cases=125 | avg=13.32%
213. Child Day Care Services | #cases=66 | avg=13.32%
214. Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=304 | avg=13.32%
215. Vegetable and Melon Farming | #cases=49 | avg=13.31%
216. Other Wood Product Manufacturing | #cases=201 | avg=13.3%
217. Beverage Manufacturing | #cases=200 | avg=13.29%
218. Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | #cases=550 | avg=13.28%
219. Poultry and Egg Production | #cases=40 | avg=13.26%
220. Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing | #cases=144 | avg=13.22%
221. Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | #cases=992 | avg=13.22%
222. Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing | #cases=46 | avg=13.21%
223. Support Activities for Road Transportation | #cases=40 | avg=13.21%
224. Florists | #cases=8 | avg=13.2%
225. Fishing | #cases=14 | avg=13.18%
226. Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing | #cases=18 | avg=13.17%
227. Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | #cases=90 | avg=13.16%
228. Direct Selling Establishments | #cases=125 | avg=13.12%
229. Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | #cases=202 | avg=13.1%
230. Vocational Rehabilitation Services | #cases=107 | avg=13.1%
231. Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing | #cases=74 | avg=13.06%
232. Footwear Manufacturing | #cases=20 | avg=13.06%
233. Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing | #cases=140 | avg=13.06%
234. Facilities Support Services | #cases=80 | avg=13.06%
235. Animal Slaughtering and Processing | #cases=93 | avg=13.05%
236. Other Crop Farming | #cases=63 | avg=13.04%
237. Forging and Stamping | #cases=164 | avg=13.0%
238. Support Activities for Mining | #cases=118 | avg=12.97%
239. Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps | #cases=10 | avg=12.96%
240. Metal Ore Mining | #cases=30 | avg=12.96%
241. Air Transportation | #cases=163 | avg=12.95%
242. Support Activities for Rail Transportation | #cases=13 | avg=12.95%
243. Coal Mining | #cases=50 | avg=12.94%
244. Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing | #cases=84 | avg=12.91%
245. Animal Food Manufacturing | #cases=77 | avg=12.91%
246. Grain and Oilseed Milling | #cases=42 | avg=12.9%
247. Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | #cases=934 | avg=12.88%
248. Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing | #cases=82 | avg=12.87%
249. Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills | #cases=71 | avg=12.8%
250. Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing | #cases=3 | avg=12.77%
251. Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing | #cases=85 | avg=12.74%
252. Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers | #cases=66 | avg=12.73%
253. Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing | #cases=153 | avg=12.73%
254. Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | #cases=170 | avg=12.7%
255. Telecommunications | #cases=301 | avg=12.65%
256. Printing and Related Support Activities | #cases=394 | avg=12.62%
257. Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging | #cases=36 | avg=12.58%
258. Support Activities for Air Transportation | #cases=72 | avg=12.56%
259. Charter Bus Industry | #cases=24 | avg=12.45%
260. Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | #cases=220 | avg=12.42%
261. Services To Buildings and Dwellings | #cases=240 | avg=12.29%
262. Building Equipment Contractors | #cases=838 | avg=12.24%
263. Performing Arts Companies | #cases=45 | avg=12.22%
264. School and Employee Bus Transportation | #cases=44 | avg=12.19%
265. Support Activities for Water Transportation | #cases=49 | avg=12.17%
266. Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Stores | #cases=45 | avg=12.09%
267. Apparel Knitting Mills | #cases=10 | avg=11.98%
268. Textile Mills | #cases=44 | avg=11.93%
269. Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | #cases=205 | avg=11.48%
270. Urban Transit Systems | #cases=16 | avg=11.21%
271. Utility System Construction | #cases=88 | avg=10.53%
272. Home Health Care Services | #cases=392 | avg=8.82%