Profit Sharing · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.Co. Profit Sharing Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.3B
Total assets
5,914
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$221,113
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund · Sponsored by Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.Co. · Wisconsin · Finance & Insurance

$1.3B in assets, 5,914 participants

Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.Co.'s The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund reported $1.3B in total assets and 5,914 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #8,692 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund covers 5,914 participants in Wisconsin, 11x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $1.3B.

$1.3B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
5,914
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$221,113
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund reported net income rose from -$135M in the plan year 2022 filing to $136M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund end-of-year assets rose from $1.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Wisconsin filers

In Wisconsin, the average filing covers about 563 participants across 2,940 plans. The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund reports 5,914 participants - 11x that state average ($1.3B EOY assets).

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.3B
Net Income$136M
Employer EIN390509570
Plan Effective Date1967-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.Co.)

$8B$8.5B$9B$9.5B$10B 202220232024 $8.56B $9.65B ▲ +12.7%
Total plan assets by year, all Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.Co. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 27,987 $8.6B
2023 4 29,929 $9.3B
2024 4 30,138 $9.6B

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The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund vs. nearby Profit Sharing plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

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The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund vs. nearby Profit Sharing plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund reports $1.3B in end-of-year assets across 5,914 participants (0.011% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $221,113 per participant (1.6x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $136M.

This plan identity (EIN 390509570, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.2B to $1.4B (+21.5%) while covered participants moved from 5,909 to 5,999 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,909 $1.2B Open filing
2023 5,914 $1.3B This page
2024 · index core 5,999 $1.4B Open filing

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund assets move in 2023?
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund grew at a solid clip - up 11.6% during 2023, from $1.2B to $1.3B. Reported net income was $136M.
How have Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.Co. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 12.7%, from $8.6B to $9.6B.
Where does The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund 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 Profit Sharing plans are similar in size to The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund?
Among Profit Sharing plans in other states, the closest by assets is H-E-B Partner Stock Plan in TX ($1.3B, 96,911 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund's numbers.

  • By total assets, The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Persistency Fee Guarantee Fund ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Profit Sharing plans in Wisconsin. Compare plans
  • Northwestern Mutual Life Ins.Co.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 12.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Finance & Insurance plans