Deere 401(k) and pension plans

Deere & Company, Moline, IL. EIN 36-2382580. Annual reports 2009–2024. Also filed as Deere and Company.

Deere & Company has 4 active retirement plans on file. The largest is the John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, with 34,156 participants and $8.7 billion in assets in 2024. Fidelity is its administrator.

Active plans
4
Participants
105,168
Plan assets
$27.9 billion
401(k) recordkeeper
Fidelity
Plans on file
4
Industry
Manufacturing

All 4 plans

Active plans first

John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees

Cash balance pensionActive

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number
001Employer EIN 36-2382580
Participants (2024)
34,156
Net assets (2024)
$8.7 billion
Administered by
FidelityEarlier: Alight (2018–2023), Data Direct (2012)
Plan administrator
The Deere & Company Retirement Plans Committee
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 765-8000As filed for 2024
In effect since
August 14, 1950
Year by year, 2009 to 2024
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
202434,156$8.7 billionFidelity
202335,034$8.0 billionAlight
202236,173$7.3 billionAlight
202138,249$8.1 billionAlight
202036,703$10.5 billionAlight
201936,474$8.6 billionAlight
201836,060$8.3 billionAlight
201235,980$6.3 billionData Direct
201135,364$5.9 billionnot listed
201033,641$5.8 billionnot listed
200931,720$5.4 billionnot listed

John Deere Pension Plan for Wage Employees

Pension (defined benefit)Active

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number
002Employer EIN 36-2382580
Participants (2024)
29,364
Net assets (2024)
$4.1 billion
Administered by
FidelityEarlier: Alight (2018–2022), Data Direct (2012)
Plan administrator
The Deere & Company Retirement Plans Committee
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 765-8000As filed for 2024
In effect since
August 14, 1950
Year by year, 2009 to 2024
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
202429,364$4.1 billionFidelity
202330,243$4.1 billionFidelity
202231,949$3.8 billionAlight
202131,514$4.1 billionAlight
202033,050$5.3 billionAlight
201931,204$4.5 billionAlight
201831,632$4.4 billionAlight
201233,579$3.9 billionData Direct
201134,195$3.7 billionnot listed
201034,096$3.7 billionnot listed
200933,770$3.8 billionnot listed

John Deere Savings and Investment Plan

401(k) with ESOPActive

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number
003Employer EIN 36-2382580
Participants (2024)
26,538
Net assets (2024)
$12.9 billion
Recordkeeper
Fidelity2010–2024
Plan administrator
Retirement Plans Committee
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 765-8000As filed for 2024
In effect since
July 1, 1984
Year by year, 2009 to 2024
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
202426,538$12.9 billionFidelity
202326,638$11.0 billionFidelity
202227,087$8.7 billionFidelity
202126,358$8.2 billionFidelity
202024,974$9.8 billionFidelity
201925,228$7.6 billionFidelity
201825,754$6.9 billionFidelity
201725,607$6.1 billionFidelity
201624,951$6.0 billionFidelity
201525,203$5.0 billionFidelity
201424,595$4.8 billionFidelity
201325,683$4.7 billionFidelity
201229,774$4.4 billionFidelity
201129,872$3.7 billionFidelity
201028,357$3.4 billionFidelity
200926,048$3.2 billionnot listed

John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan

401(k) with ESOPActive

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number
008Employer EIN 36-2382580
Participants (2024)
15,110
Net assets (2024)
$2.1 billion
Recordkeeper
Fidelity2010–2024
Plan administrator
Retirement Plans Committee
One John Deere Place
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 765-8000As filed for 2024
In effect since
September 1, 1987
Year by year, 2009 to 2024
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
202415,110$2.1 billionFidelity
202316,045$1.8 billionFidelity
202217,152$1.4 billionFidelity
202117,250$1.3 billionFidelity
202015,700$1.4 billionFidelity
201913,858$1.1 billionFidelity
201814,136$986 millionFidelity
201714,294$871 millionFidelity
201613,335$856 millionFidelity
201513,806$724 millionFidelity
201412,855$719 millionFidelity
201313,115$745 millionFidelity
201215,278$718 millionFidelity
201116,059$671 millionFidelity
201015,484$630 millionFidelity
200914,130$631 millionnot listed

If you had money in one of these plans

  1. Call Fidelity (fidelity.com), which runs the John Deere Savings and Investment Plan. With your Social Security number and the plan name, it can tell you whether you still have a balance and, if not, where it went.
  2. Or call the plan administrator listed on the plan below ((309) 765-8000). That number was filed for 2024; ask for the benefits or retirement plan office.
  3. Still stuck? The Department of Labor's benefits advisers help for free: askebsa.dol.gov or 1-866-444-3272. Never pay anyone to find your own money.

What these numbers are

Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 datasets and PBGC trusteed plans. How we read them.

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