401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Shearman & Sterling LLP 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$503M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,038
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$484,262
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Shearman & Sterling LLP · New York · Professional & Technical Services

$503M in assets, 1,038 participants

Shearman & Sterling LLP's Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan reported $503M in total assets and 1,038 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #19,960 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $503M for 1,038 participants (~$484,262/participant), up 11.8% in 2023.

#19,960
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+11.8%
assets growth YoY
5.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$502,663,897 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings 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. Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,038 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$60M in the plan year 2022 filing to $52M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $449M in the plan year 2022 filing to $503M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 135514352 · Shearman & Sterling LLP PY 2023 · 401(k)

Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan · $503M · 1,038 · 97th

  • RANK $503M
  • PHOTO 1,038
  • IND 97th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan
  • ASSETS ind #19960

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$449M
Net Assets (End of Year)$503M
Net Income$52M
Employer EIN135514352
Plan Effective Date1981-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Shearman & Sterling LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Shearman & Sterling LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 39.649473636171415% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.7B$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B 202220232024 $0.81B $1.14B ▲ +40.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 1,772 $814M
2023 3 1,381 $874M
2024 6 1,913 $1.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.502663897 · Participants: 1038Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.428456306 · Participants: 54912IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.56134085 · Participants: 30033Pfizer Savings PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.235068266 · Participants: 55363Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.651296 · Participants: 133597The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.428659742 · Participants: 24866The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan in IL ($503M); by covered participants it is Team Industries 401(k) Plan in MN (1,038 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($503M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,038 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 Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.8% during 2023, from $449M to $503M. Reported net income was $52M.
How have Shearman & Sterling LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Shearman & Sterling LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 39.6%, from $814M to $1.1B.
Where does Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ryan Specialty 401(k) Savings Plan in IL ($503M, 3,869 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Shearman & Sterling LLP Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Team Industries 401(k) Plan in MN (1,038 participants, $95M 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 135514352.

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.