401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.6B
Total assets
9,408
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$171,923
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan · Sponsored by Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. · Wisconsin · Information & Media

$1.6B in assets, 9,408 participants

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan reported $1.6B in total assets and 9,408 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)
  • #2,764 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan covers 9,408 participants in Wisconsin, 17x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $1.6B.

$1.6B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
9,408
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$171,923
avg assets per participant

Where Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan sits by total assets

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$1,617,451,123 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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 2023

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$256M in the plan year 2022 filing to $266M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.6B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan reported participants rose from 9,047 in the plan year 2022 filing to 9,408 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Wisconsin filers

In Wisconsin, the average filing covers about 563 participants across 2,940 plans. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan reports 9,408 participants - 17x that state average ($1.6B EOY assets).

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.6B
Net Income$266M
Employer EIN362669023
Plan Effective Date1985-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.)

$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B$2.4B 202220232024 $1.77B $2.29B ▲ +29.4%
Total plan assets by year, all Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 14,741 $1.8B
2023 2 14,829 $2.1B
2024 2 14,218 $2.3B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 0246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Telephone and Data S…Advocate Aurora Heal…Johnson Controls Ret…Fiserv 401(k) Saving…Kimberly-Clark Corpo…Rockwell Automation …
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan reports $1.6B in end-of-year assets across 9,408 participants (0.013% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $171,923 per participant (1.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $266M.

This plan identity (EIN 362669023, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.4B to $1.8B (+31.8%) while covered participants moved from 9,047 to 8,892 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,047 $1.4B Open filing
2023 9,408 $1.6B This page
2024 · index core 8,892 $1.8B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan assets move in 2023?
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan grew sharply - up 19.7% during 2023, from $1.4B to $1.6B. Reported net income was $266M.
How have Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 29.7%, from $1.8B to $2.3B.
Where does Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is O'reilly Automotive, Inc. Profit Sharing and Savings Plan in MO ($1.6B, 74,266 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Tax-Deferred Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Wisconsin. Compare plans
  • Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 29.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans