401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size
108
Participants Small participant base
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$238,098
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Cliffwater LLC · California · Finance & Insurance

$26M in assets, 108 participants

Cliffwater LLC's Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan reported $26M in total assets and 108 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #5,755 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in California

Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan covers 108 participants in California, about 17% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $26M.

#5,755
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+39.2%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$25,714,566 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (108 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 72 in the plan year 2022 filing to 108 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $26M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 201246914 · Cliffwater LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan · $26M · 108 · 77th

  • NET $26M
  • NET 108
  • NET 77th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near July Pooled Employer Plan #1
  • NET ind #5755

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 California →

Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$26M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN201246914
Plan Effective Date2005-01-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cliffwater LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cliffwater LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$34M 84.00070168751516% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$20M$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $18.5M $34M ▲ +84.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 72 $18M
2023 1 108 $26M
2024 1 133 $34M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.025714566 · Participants: 108Cliffwater LLC 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is July Pooled Employer Plan #1 in TX ($26M); by covered participants it is Winstar Farm 401(k) Plan in KY (108 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($26M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (108 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 Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan surged - up 39.2% during 2023, from $18M to $26M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Cliffwater LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cliffwater LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 84.0%, from $18M to $34M.
Where does Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan ranks in the 77th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is July Pooled Employer Plan #1 in TX ($26M, 1,547 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cliffwater LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Winstar Farm 401(k) Plan in KY (108 participants, $4M 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 201246914.

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.