401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$235M
Total assets Near avg plan size
950
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$247,233
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by First Trust Portfolios L.P. · Illinois · Finance & Insurance

$235M in assets, 950 participants

First Trust Portfolios L.P.'s First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan reported $235M in total assets and 950 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #8,650 in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)

Where First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $235M for 950 participants (~$247,233/participant), down 13.2% in 2022.

#8,650
in Finance & Insurance (9,261 peers)
-13.2%
assets change YoY
2.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $36M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$234,871,134 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 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. First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (950 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 363768815 · First Trust Portfolios L.P. PY 2022 · 401(k)

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan · $235M · 950 · 96th

  • ASSETS $235M
  • ASSETS 950
  • ASSETS 96th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Hajoca Corporation Employees 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #8650

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 Illinois →

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among First Trust Portfolios L.P. 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)$271M
Net Assets (End of Year)$235M
Net Income-$36M
Employer EIN363768815
Plan Effective Date1992-03-16
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (First Trust Portfolios L.P.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All First Trust Portfolios L.P. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$360M 53.40442091108565% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$250M$300M$350M$400M 202220232024 $235M $360M ▲ +53.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 950 $235M
2023 1 989 $295M
2024 1 1,068 $360M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.234871134 · Participants: 950First Trust Portfolios L.P. 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
First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Hajoca Corporation Employees 401(k) Plan in PA ($235M); by covered participants it is Sonder 401(k) Savings Plan in CO (950 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($235M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (950 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 First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.2% during 2022, from $271M to $235M. Reported net income was -$36M.
How have First Trust Portfolios L.P. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), First Trust Portfolios L.P.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 53.4%, from $235M to $360M.
Where does First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th 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 First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hajoca Corporation Employees 401(k) Plan in PA ($235M, 4,784 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sonder 401(k) Savings Plan in CO (950 participants, $13M 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 363768815.

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.