ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ESOP
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $1.8B
- Total assets
- 7,617
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $236,785
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Delaware · Manufacturing
$1.8B in assets, 7,617 participants
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.'s W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan reported $1.8B in total assets and 7,617 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #20,386 in Manufacturing (20,629 peers)
Coverage in Delaware
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan covers 7,617 participants in Delaware, 13x the typical Delaware plan (state average ~567 per filing). Assets: $1.8B.
- $1.8B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 7,617
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $236,785
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $155M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Delaware filers
In Delaware, the average filing covers about 567 participants across 371 plans. W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan reports 7,617 participants - 13x that state average ($1.8B EOY assets).
Delaware filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.0B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.8B |
| Net Income | -$155M |
| Employer EIN | 510083365 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1974-04-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 15,569 | $3.2B |
| 2023 | 2 | 16,370 | $3.7B |
| 2024 | 2 | 17,863 | $4.4B |
Nearby ESOP Plans in Delaware
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W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Delaware, assets vs. participants
Scale composition for W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan reports $1.8B in end-of-year assets across 7,617 participants (0.015% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $236,785 per participant (1.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$155M.
This plan identity (EIN 510083365, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.8B to $2.4B (+34.9%) while covered participants moved from 7,617 to 8,976 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,617 | $1.8B | This page |
| 2023 | 7,813 | $1.9B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 8,976 | $2.4B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP, $2.4B, 8,976 participants)
- Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan (401(k), $2.0B, 8,887 participants)
Similar-Sized ESOP Plans Nationally
ESOP plans in other states closest to W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Old Dominion 401(k) Retirement Plan (NC) $1.8B · 24,080
- Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (WA) $1.8B · 3,621
- Ori 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan (IL) $1.7B · 10,023
- Houchens Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KY) $2.1B · 6,338
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- By total assets, W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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- W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 37.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans