401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Waters Technologies Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$982M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,983
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$329,138
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Waters Employee Investment Plan · Sponsored by Waters Technologies Corporation · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$982M in assets, 2,983 participants

Waters Technologies Corporation's The Waters Employee Investment Plan reported $982M in total assets and 2,983 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.

  • #20,190 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

The Waters Employee Investment Plan covers 2,983 participants in Massachusetts, 4.5x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $982M.

#20,190
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-19.5%
assets change YoY
9.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $238M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Waters Employee Investment Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Waters Employee Investment Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$981,819,240 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

The Waters Employee Investment 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. The Waters Employee Investment Plan lands in the large band (2,983 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 043234558 · Waters Technologies Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Waters Employee Investment Plan · $982M · 2,983 · 99th

  • PCT $982M
  • EIN 2,983
  • RANK 99th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Conduent Savings Plan
  • EOY ind #20190

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 Massachusetts →

The Waters Employee Investment Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The 401(k) Stock Purchase Plan for Employees of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and Its AffiliatesThe 401(k) Stock Purchase Pl…$984MConduent Savings Plan$983MThe Waters Employee Investment PlanThe Waters Employee Investme…$982MMars Veterinary Health 401(k) Savings PlanMars Veterinary Health 401(k…$981MErie Insurance Group Employee Savings PlanErie Insurance Group Employe…$980M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Waters Employee Investment Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$982M
Net Income-$238M
Employer EIN043234558
Plan Effective Date1994-08-19
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Waters Technologies Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Waters Technologies Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 27.34667889678149% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B 202220232024 $0.99B $1.25B ▲ +26.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,000 $985M
2023 2 3,124 $1.1B
2024 2 2,997 $1.3B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The Waters Employee Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200004000060000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants The Waters Employee Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.98181924 · Participants: 2983The Waters Employee Investment PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.953563448 · Participants: 52036Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.79802945 · Participants: 32843Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.810585521 · Participants: 13690Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.180251859 · Participants: 19750Philips North America 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.853752256 · Participants: 18359Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
The Waters Employee Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare The Waters Employee Investment Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Waters Employee Investment Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Conduent Savings Plan in NJ ($983M); by covered participants it is Torchy's Tacos 401(k) Plan in TX (2,983 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,983 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 The Waters Employee Investment Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Waters Employee Investment Plan declined sharply - down 19.5% during 2022, from $1.2B to $982M. Reported net income was -$238M.
How have Waters Technologies Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Waters Technologies Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.3%, from $985M to $1.3B.
Where does The Waters Employee Investment Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Waters Employee Investment 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 The Waters Employee Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Conduent Savings Plan in NJ ($983M, 22,932 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Waters Employee Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Torchy's Tacos 401(k) Plan in TX (2,983 participants, $3M 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 043234558.

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.