401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$76M
Total assets Below avg plan size
969
Participants Near avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$78,634
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Knot Worldwide · Maryland · Information & Media

$76M in assets, 969 participants

The Knot Worldwide's The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan reported $76M in total assets and 969 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #2,382 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan sits by assets

The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $76M for 969 participants (~$78,634/participant), up 32.6% in 2023.

#2,382
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+32.6%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$76,196,623 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 Knot Worldwide 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. The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (969 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $57M in the plan year 2022 filing to $76M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 855 in the plan year 2022 filing to 969 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 743207805 · The Knot Worldwide PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan · $76M · 969 · 89th

  • NET $76M
  • BOOK 969
  • VS-ST 89th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Linklaters LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • EBSA ind #2382

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Morning Star Company 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanMorning Star Company 401(k) …$76MThe Knot Worldwide 401(k) PlanThe Knot Worldwide 401(k) Pl…$76MLinklaters LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanLinklaters LLP 401(k) Profit…$76MPopulous 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPopulous 401(k) Retirement S…$76MWilson Bank and Trust Company 401(k) PlanWilson Bank and Trust Compan…$76M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Knot Worldwide 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)$57M
Net Assets (End of Year)$76M
Net Income$19M
Employer EIN743207805
Plan Effective Date2008-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Knot Worldwide)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Knot Worldwide plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$86M 50.09066922014276% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $57.5M $86.3M ▲ +50.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 855 $57M
2023 1 969 $76M
2024 1 918 $86M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland

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

The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.076196623 · Participants: 969The Knot Worldwide 401(k) PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 47.273019756 · Participants: 91511Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings PlanMarriott Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.20606962 · Participants: 96415Marriott Retirement Savings PlanT. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 4.357344903 · Participants: 6292T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement ProgramNfl Player Second Career Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.951576315 · Participants: 2767Nfl Player Second Career Savings PlanSodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 2.217483854 · Participants: 80121Sodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust
The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Linklaters LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NY ($76M); by covered participants it is Karsten Manufacturing Corporation and Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan in AZ (969 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (969 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 Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan surged - up 32.6% during 2023, from $57M to $76M. Reported net income was $19M.
How have The Knot Worldwide plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Knot Worldwide's sponsor-wide assets grew 50.1%, from $57M to $86M.
Where does The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan ranks in the 89th 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 The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Linklaters LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NY ($76M, 117 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Knot Worldwide 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Karsten Manufacturing Corporation and Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan in AZ (969 participants, $264M 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 743207805.

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.