401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Northern Trust Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$2.5B
Total assets
9,107
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$277,156
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Northern Trust Company Thrift-Incentive Plan · Sponsored by The Northern Trust Company · Illinois · Finance & Insurance

$2.5B in assets, 9,107 participants

The Northern Trust Company's The Northern Trust Company Thrift-Incentive Plan reported $2.5B in total assets and 9,107 participants in its 2022 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #9,167 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

The Northern Trust Company Thrift-Incentive Plan covers 9,107 participants in Illinois, 12x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $2.5B.

$2.5B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
9,107
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$277,156
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $586M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

State

Participants vs Illinois filers

In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. The Northern Trust Company Thrift-Incentive Plan reports 9,107 participants - 12x that state average ($2.5B EOY assets).

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.5B
Net Income-$586M
Employer EIN361561860
Plan Effective Date1958-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Northern Trust Company)

$2B$2.5B$3B$3.5B 202220232024 $2.52B $3.34B ▲ +32.5%
Total plan assets by year, all The Northern Trust Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 9,107 $2.5B
2023 1 9,829 $2.9B
2024 1 9,576 $3.3B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

The Northern Trust Company Thrift-Incentive Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

The Northern Trust Company Thrift-Incentive Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Northern Trust C…State Farm 401(k) Sa…Accenture United Sta…Abbott Laboratories …United Airlines Pilo…Walgreens Retirement…
The Northern Trust Company Thrift-Incentive Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Northern Trust Company Thrift-Incentive Plan

The Northern Trust Company Thrift-Incentive Plan reports $2.5B in end-of-year assets across 9,107 participants (0.020% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $277,156 per participant (2.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$586M.

This plan identity (EIN 361561860, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.5B to $3.3B (+32.1%) while covered participants moved from 9,107 to 9,576 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,107 $2.5B This page
2023 9,829 $2.9B Open filing
2024 · index core 9,576 $3.3B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Northern Trust Company Thrift-Incentive Plan assets move in 2022?
The Northern Trust Company Thrift-Incentive Plan declined sharply - down 18.8% during 2022, from $3.1B to $2.5B. Reported net income was -$586M.
How have The Northern Trust Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Northern Trust Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 32.1%, from $2.5B to $3.3B.
Where does The Northern Trust Company Thrift-Incentive Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Northern Trust Company Thrift-Incentive Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Northern Trust Company Thrift-Incentive Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Barclays 401(k) Plan in NY ($2.5B, 10,071 participants).

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