401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$295M
Total assets Near avg plan size
989
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$298,556
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by First Trust Portfolios L.P. · Illinois · Finance & Insurance

$295M in assets, 989 participants

First Trust Portfolios L.P.'s First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan reported $295M in total assets and 989 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #8,292 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Where First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $295M for 989 participants (~$298,556/participant), up 25.7% in 2023.

#8,292
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+25.7%
assets growth YoY
3.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$295,272,366 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 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. First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (989 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$36M in the plan year 2022 filing to $60M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $235M in the plan year 2022 filing to $295M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 950 in the plan year 2022 filing to 989 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 363768815 · First Trust Portfolios L.P. PY 2023 · 401(k)

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan · $295M · 989 · 96th

  • SCH $295M
  • EBSA 989
  • PART 96th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Noble Services Company LLC 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan
  • BOOK ind #8292

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 Illinois →

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Renasant Bank 401(k) Plan$296MFives Retirement Savings Plan$295MFirst Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) PlanFirst Trust Portfolios L.P. …$295MNoble Services Company LLC 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanNoble Services Company LLC 4…$295MSecurity Retirement Plan$295M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among First Trust Portfolios L.P. 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)$235M
Net Assets (End of Year)$295M
Net Income$60M
Employer EIN363768815
Plan Effective Date1992-03-16
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (First Trust Portfolios L.P.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All First Trust Portfolios L.P. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$360M 53.40442091108565% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$250M$300M$350M$400M 202220232024 $235M $360M ▲ +53.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 950 $235M
2023 1 989 $295M
2024 1 1,068 $360M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.295272366 · Participants: 989First Trust Portfolios L.P. 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
First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Noble Services Company LLC 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($295M); by covered participants it is Janus 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CO (989 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($295M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (989 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 First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 25.7% during 2023, from $235M to $295M. Reported net income was $60M.
How have First Trust Portfolios L.P. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), First Trust Portfolios L.P.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 53.4%, from $235M to $360M.
Where does First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Noble Services Company LLC 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($295M, 1,328 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Janus 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CO (989 participants, $469M 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 363768815.

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.