401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Covington & Burling LLP 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.5B
Total assets Very large vs avg
2,056
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$726,920
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Covington & Burling LLP · District of Columbia · Professional & Technical Services

$1.5B in assets, 2,056 participants

Covington & Burling LLP's Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan reported $1.5B in total assets and 2,056 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.

  • #20,205 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.5B for 2,056 participants (~$726,920/participant), up 20.7% in 2023.

#20,205
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+20.7%
assets growth YoY
15×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,494,547,595 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Covington & Burling Retirement Savings 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. Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,056 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$243M in the plan year 2022 filing to $256M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.5B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,993 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,056 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 530188411 · Covington & Burling LLP PY 2023 · 401(k)

Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan · $1.5B · 2,056 · 99th

  • ASSETS $1.5B
  • PCT 2,056
  • EIN 99th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Brown & Brown, Inc Employee Savings Plan
  • IND ind #20205

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →

Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Covington & Burling Retirement Savings PlanCovington & Burling Retireme…$1.5BBrown & Brown, Inc Employee Savings PlanBrown & Brown, Inc Employee …$1.5BEncompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanEncompass Health Corporation…$1.5BExperian Personal Investment PlanExperian Personal Investment…$1.5BAsml US Employees' Savings and Retirement PlanAsml US Employees' Savings a…$1.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.5B
Net Income$256M
Employer EIN530188411
Plan Effective Date1960-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Covington & Burling LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Covington & Burling LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.9B 41.219189067076115% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B 202220232024 $1.34B $1.89B ▲ +41.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,287 $1.3B
2023 2 2,352 $1.7B
2024 2 2,446 $1.9B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in District of Columbia

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

Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 01000020000300004000050000 1234567 Total assets ($B) Participants Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.494547595 · Participants: 2056Covington & Burling Retirement Savings PlanDanaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.808883656 · Participants: 29441Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Savings PlanGeico 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.758063779 · Participants: 39034Geico 401(k) Savings PlanFederal National Mortgage Association Retirement Savings Plan for Employees, Total assets ($B): 3.918113552 · Participants: 8044Federal National Mortgage Association Retirement Savings Plan for EmployeesFinra Savings Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.182175101 · Participants: 3958Finra Savings Plus PlanHogan Lovells US LLP Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.63036822 · Participants: 1870Hogan Lovells US LLP Retirement Savings Plan
Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants

Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Brown & Brown, Inc Employee Savings Plan in FL ($1.5B); by covered participants it is B & H Foto 401(k) Retirement Plan in NY (2,055 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.5B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,056 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 Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 20.7% during 2023, from $1.2B to $1.5B. Reported net income was $256M.
How have Covington & Burling LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Covington & Burling LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 41.2%, from $1.3B to $1.9B.
Where does Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Covington & Burling Retirement 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 Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Brown & Brown, Inc Employee Savings Plan in FL ($1.5B, 11,978 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is B & H Foto 401(k) Retirement Plan in NY (2,055 participants, $110M in assets).