ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ESOP
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.9B
- Total assets
- 7,813
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $240,279
- 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
$1.9B in assets, 7,813 participants
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.'s W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan reported $1.9B in total assets and 7,813 participants in its 2023 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 127,072 plans)
- #18,459 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
Coverage in Delaware
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan covers 7,813 participants in Delaware, 15x the typical Delaware plan (state average ~536 per filing). Assets: $1.9B.
- $1.9B
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 7,813
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $240,279
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$155M in the plan year 2022 filing to $71M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.8B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.9B in the plan year 2023 filing.
- W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 7,617 in the plan year 2022 filing to 7,813 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs Delaware filers
In Delaware, the average filing covers about 536 participants across 397 plans. W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Restated Associate Stock Ownership Plan reports 7,813 participants - 15x that state average ($1.9B EOY assets).
Delaware filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.8B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.9B |
| Net Income | $71M |
| 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 $1.9B in end-of-year assets across 7,813 participants (0.015% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $240,279 per participant (1.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $71M.
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 | Open filing |
| 2023 | 7,813 | $1.9B | This page |
| 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.
- Jasper Holdings, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust (IN) $1.9B · 3,535
- The Garland Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust (OH) $1.7B · 1,019
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- Bradford White Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement (PA) $1.6B · 342
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Filing takeaways
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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