401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Waters Technologies Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,105
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$365,386
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Waters Employee Investment Plan · Sponsored by Waters Technologies Corporation · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$1.1B in assets, 3,105 participants

Waters Technologies Corporation's The Waters Employee Investment Plan reported $1.1B in total assets and 3,105 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.

  • #18,311 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

The Waters Employee Investment Plan covers 3,105 participants in Massachusetts, 4.7x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $1.1B.

#18,311
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+15.6%
assets growth YoY
11×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Waters Employee Investment Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Waters Employee Investment Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,134,522,555 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

The Waters Employee Investment 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. The Waters Employee Investment Plan lands in the large band (3,105 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Waters Employee Investment Plan reported net income rose from -$238M in the plan year 2022 filing to $133M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Waters Employee Investment Plan end-of-year assets rose from $982M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Waters Employee Investment Plan reported participants rose from 2,983 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,105 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 043234558 · Waters Technologies Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Waters Employee Investment Plan · $1.1B · 3,105 · 99th

  • PART $1.1B
  • PART 3,105
  • PART 99th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Toyota Industries North America Group Associates' 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • PART ind #18311

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 Massachusetts →

The Waters Employee Investment Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Jabil 401(k) Retirement Plan$1.1BThe Waters Employee Investment PlanThe Waters Employee Investme…$1.1BToyota Industries North America Group Associates' 401(k) Retirement PlanToyota Industries North Amer…$1.1BMayer Brown LLP USA Savings PlanMayer Brown LLP USA Savings …$1.1BThe Standard 401(k) Plan$1.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among The Waters Employee Investment Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$982M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.1B
Net Income$133M
Employer EIN043234558
Plan Effective Date1994-08-19
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Waters Technologies Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Waters Technologies Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 27.34667889678149% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B 202220232024 $0.99B $1.25B ▲ +26.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,000 $985M
2023 2 3,124 $1.1B
2024 2 2,997 $1.3B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The Waters Employee Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The Waters Employee Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.134522555 · Participants: 3105The Waters Employee Investment PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.649852331 · Participants: 62289Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.556596852 · Participants: 37052Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.829912863 · Participants: 14094Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.786107181 · Participants: 19881Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.779286156 · Participants: 19120Philips North America 401(k) Plan
The Waters Employee Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare The Waters Employee Investment Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Waters Employee Investment Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Toyota Industries North America Group Associates' 401(k) Retirement Plan in IN ($1.1B); by covered participants it is Lbmc Employment Partners, LLC 401(k) Profit in TN (3,105 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.1B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,105 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 The Waters Employee Investment Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Waters Employee Investment Plan grew sharply - up 15.6% during 2023, from $982M to $1.1B. Reported net income was $133M.
How have Waters Technologies Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Waters Technologies Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.3%, from $985M to $1.3B.
Where does The Waters Employee Investment Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Waters Employee Investment 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 The Waters Employee Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Toyota Industries North America Group Associates' 401(k) Retirement Plan in IN ($1.1B, 13,808 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Waters Employee Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lbmc Employment Partners, LLC 401(k) Profit in TN (3,105 participants, $84M 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 043234558.

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.