401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$183M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,071
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$171,154
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Knowles Corporation · Illinois · Manufacturing

$183M in assets, 1,071 participants

Knowles Corporation's Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan reported $183M in total assets and 1,071 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #17,101 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $183M for 1,071 participants (~$171,154/participant), up 11.5% in 2023.

#17,101
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+11.5%
assets growth YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$183,306,028 Top 6% higher than 94% of 127,068 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 2023

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,071 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$34M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $164M in the plan year 2022 filing to $183M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 983 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,071 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 901002689 · Knowles Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan · $183M · 1,071 · 94th

  • NET $183M
  • BOOK 1,071
  • VS-ST 94th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Integral Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries Retirement Plans
  • EBSA ind #17101

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 Illinois →

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$164M
Net Assets (End of Year)$183M
Net Income$19M
Employer EIN901002689
Plan Effective Date2014-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Knowles Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Knowles Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$204M 24.42999907335623% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $164M $204M ▲ +24.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 983 $164M
2023 1 1,071 $183M
2024 1 999 $204M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.183306028 · Participants: 1071Knowles Corporation 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Integral Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries Retirement Plans in CA ($183M); by covered participants it is Goodleap, LLC 401(k) Plan in CA (1,071 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,071 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.5% during 2023, from $164M to $183M. Reported net income was $19M.
How have Knowles Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Knowles Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.4%, from $164M to $204M.
Where does Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Integral Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries Retirement Plans in CA ($183M, 268 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Goodleap, LLC 401(k) Plan in CA (1,071 participants, $38M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 901002689.

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.