401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Kirkland & Ellis LLP 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $2.3B
- Total assets
- 5,122
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $448,827
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis LLP · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services
$2.3B in assets, 5,122 participants
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan reported $2.3B in total assets and 5,122 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)
- #20,254 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan covers 5,122 participants in Illinois, 6.6x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $2.3B.
- $2.3B
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 5,122
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $448,827
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$255M in the plan year 2022 filing to $375M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.9B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 4,651 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,122 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs Illinois filers
In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan reports 5,122 participants - 6.6x that state average ($2.3B EOY assets).
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.9B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.3B |
| Net Income | $375M |
| Employer EIN | 361326630 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1984-11-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 5,358 | $2.4B |
| 2023 | 2 | 5,849 | $3.0B |
| 2024 | 2 | 6,066 | $3.5B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
- Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan $17.6B · 69,974
- State Farm 401(k) Savings Plan $16.9B · 60,246
- Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan $14.5B · 38,012
- United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan $14.4B · 14,959
- Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan $13.4B · 235,331
Scale composition for Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan reports $2.3B in end-of-year assets across 5,122 participants (0.019% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.005% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $448,827 per participant (3.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $375M.
This plan identity (EIN 361326630, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.9B to $2.7B (+38.9%) while covered participants moved from 4,651 to 5,310 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,651 | $1.9B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 5,122 | $2.3B | This page |
| 2024 · index core | 5,310 | $2.7B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan (401(k), $2.7B, 5,310 participants)
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $788M, 756 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- The Kroger Co. Savings Plan (OH) $2.3B · 236,780
- Novo Nordisk Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (NJ) $2.3B · 6,993
- Avangrid 401(k) Plan (CT) $2.3B · 7,497
- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Employee Savings Plan for Salaried Employees (OH) $2.3B · 10,387
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Defined Contribution 401(k) Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Illinois. Compare plans
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP's sponsor-wide assets have grown 41.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Professional & Technical Services plans