401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
4,651
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$413,566
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis LLP · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$1.9B in assets, 4,651 participants

Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan reported $1.9B in total assets and 4,651 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.

  • #21,490 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan covers 4,651 participants in Illinois, 6.0x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.9B.

#21,490
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-11.7%
assets change YoY
19×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $255M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,923,495,233 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (4,651 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 361326630 · Kirkland & Ellis LLP PY 2022 · 401(k)

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan · $1.9B · 4,651 · 99th

  • NET $1.9B
  • NET 4,651
  • NET 99th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation Program
  • NET ind #21490

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. Tax-Efficient Savings PlanBridgestone Americas, Inc. T…$1.9BKirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings PlanKirkland & Ellis LLP Defined…$1.9BFreeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation ProgramFreeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employ…$1.9BRaymond James Financial, Inc. 401(k) PlanRaymond James Financial, Inc…$1.9BThe Investment-Incentive Plan for John Hancock EmployeesThe Investment-Incentive Pla…$1.9B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.9B
Net Income-$255M
Employer EIN361326630
Plan Effective Date1984-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kirkland & Ellis LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.5B 41.86676941323103% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $2.44B $3.46B ▲ +41.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 5,358 $2.4B
2023 2 5,849 $3.0B
2024 2 6,066 $3.5B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.923495233 · Participants: 4651Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings 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
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation Program in AZ ($1.9B); by covered participants it is Firstcash 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX (4,647 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,651 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 Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.7% during 2022, from $2.2B to $1.9B. Reported net income was -$255M.
How have Kirkland & Ellis LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kirkland & Ellis LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 41.9%, from $2.4B to $3.5B.
Where does Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 99th 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 Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation Program in AZ ($1.9B, 12,362 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Firstcash 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX (4,647 participants, $157M 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 361326630.

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.