The largest defined contribution (DC) plan in the United States as of third quarter 2021 was the 401(k), with assets worth around 4.76 trillion U.S. dollars. The second leading DC plan was 403(b) plans, with assets worth 644 billion U.S. dollars.
Leading defined contribution (DC) retirement plans in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2021, by value (in billion U.S. dollars)
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ICI. (December 16, 2021). Leading defined contribution (DC) retirement plans in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2021, by value (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/940472/leading-defined-contribution-plans/
ICI. "Leading defined contribution (DC) retirement plans in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2021, by value (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940472/leading-defined-contribution-plans/
ICI. (2021). Leading defined contribution (DC) retirement plans in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2021, by value (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940472/leading-defined-contribution-plans/
ICI. "Leading Defined Contribution (Dc) Retirement Plans in The United States as of 3rd Quarter 2021, by Value (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940472/leading-defined-contribution-plans/
ICI, Leading defined contribution (DC) retirement plans in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2021, by value (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940472/leading-defined-contribution-plans/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Leading defined contribution (DC) retirement plans in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2021, by value (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], ICI, December 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/940472/leading-defined-contribution-plans/