401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$153M
Total assets Near avg plan size
309
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$494,408
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan · Sponsored by Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. · Kansas · Finance & Insurance

$153M in assets, 309 participants

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.'s Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan reported $153M in total assets and 309 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.

  • #8,437 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Where Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan sits by assets

Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $153M for 309 participants (~$494,408/participant), down 39.1% in 2022.

#8,437
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-39.1%
assets change YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $101M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan's outsized position by total assets

Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$152,772,118 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

Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 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. Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (309 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 510261715 · Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan · $153M · 309 · 95th

  • PHOTO $153M
  • IND 309
  • EOY 95th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Daikin America, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #8437

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Kansas →

Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 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)$251M
Net Assets (End of Year)$150M
Net Income-$101M
Employer EIN510261715
Plan Effective Date1980-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2023 filing year
$0M$50M$100M$150M$200M 20222023 $153M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 309 $153M
2023 1 N/A N/A

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Kansas

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

Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.152772118 · Participants: 309Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)PlanKoch Industries Inc Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.432760938 · Participants: 11970Koch Industries Inc Employees' Savings PlanBlack & Veatch Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 2.293186819 · Participants: 6182Black & Veatch Retirement ProgramPerformance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.891438135 · Participants: 1231Performance Contracting Group, Inc. ESOP/401(k) PlanGarmin International, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.415069651 · Participants: 6273Garmin International, Inc. Retirement PlanSpirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.065726181 · Participants: 7558Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Retirement & Savings Plan
Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Daikin America, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in NY ($153M); by covered participants it is Pear Therapeutics (US) 401(k) Retirement Plan in MA (309 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($153M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (309 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 Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan contracted severely - down 39.1% during 2022, from $251M to $153M. Reported net income was -$101M.
Where does Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 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 Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Daikin America, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in NY ($153M, 542 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Waddell & Reed Financial,Inc. 401(k)Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pear Therapeutics (US) 401(k) Retirement Plan in MA (309 participants, $14M 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 510261715.

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.