Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$655M
Total assets: 727
Participants: 98th
Percentile by assets: $900,497
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis LLP · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$655M in assets, 727 participants

Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan reported $655M in total assets and 727 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

98th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#20,044 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan sits by assets

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $655M for 727 participants (~$900,497/participant), up 27.1% in 2023.

$655M
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 727
covered participants: 98th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $900,497
avg assets per participant

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$20M in the plan year 2022 filing to $140M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $515M in the plan year 2022 filing to $655M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 707 in the plan year 2022 filing to 727 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Illinois

Industry

Professional & Technical Services

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan outranks 98% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 6.6x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$515M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$654M
Net Income	$140M
Employer EIN	361326630
Plan Effective Date	2011-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)

Total plan assets by year, all Kirkland & Ellis LLP plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	5,358	$2.4B
2023	2	5,849	$3.0B
2024	2	6,066	$3.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $49.7B · 48,538
State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $35.2B · 45,001
United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.0B · 20,680
John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $8.0B · 16,346
Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $7.8B · 17,382

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Penske Cash Balance Benefit Plan (PA) $656M · 15,110
Totalenergies Finance USA, Inc. Pension Plan (TX) $656M · 471
Northern California Electrical Workers Pension Plan (CA) $657M · 1,679
Aflac Incorporated Pension Plan (GA) $650M · 2,206

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 27.1% during 2023, from $515M to $655M. Reported net income was $140M.

How have Kirkland & Ellis LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kirkland & Ellis LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 41.9%, from $2.4B to $3.5B.

Where does Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Penske Cash Balance Benefit Plan in PA ($656M, 15,110 participants).

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By total assets, Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP's sponsor-wide assets have grown 41.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Professional & Technical Services plans

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 361326630.