401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$164M
Total assets Near avg plan size
983
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$167,177
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Knowles Corporation · Illinois · Manufacturing

$164M in assets, 983 participants

Knowles Corporation's Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan reported $164M in total assets and 983 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #18,973 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $164M for 983 participants (~$167,177/participant), down 17.1% in 2022.

#18,973
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-17.1%
assets change YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $34M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$164,334,996 Top 5% higher than 95% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (983 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 901002689 · Knowles Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan · $164M · 983 · 95th

  • EIN $164M
  • RANK 983
  • PHOTO 95th
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near C.H. Guenther & Son LLC 401(k) Plan
  • 5500 ind #18973

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$198M
Net Assets (End of Year)$164M
Net Income-$34M
Employer EIN901002689
Plan Effective Date2014-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Knowles Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Knowles Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$204M 24.42999907335623% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $164M $204M ▲ +24.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 983 $164M
2023 1 1,071 $183M
2024 1 999 $204M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.164334996 · Participants: 983Knowles Corporation 401(k) PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is C.H. Guenther & Son LLC 401(k) Plan in TX ($164M); by covered participants it is Balchem 401(k) Plan in NY (983 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($164M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (983 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 17.1% during 2022, from $198M to $164M. Reported net income was -$34M.
How have Knowles Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Knowles Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.4%, from $164M to $204M.
Where does Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is C.H. Guenther & Son LLC 401(k) Plan in TX ($164M, 2,116 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Balchem 401(k) Plan in NY (983 participants, $118M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 901002689.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.