Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$655M
Total assets Above avg plan size
727
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$900,497
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#20,044
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+27.1%
assets growth YoY
6.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$654,661,075 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement 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. Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (727 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • 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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 361326630 · Kirkland & Ellis LLP PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan · $655M · 727 · 98th

  • ASSETS $655M
  • ASSETS 727
  • ASSETS 98th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Penske Cash Balance Benefit Plan
  • ASSETS ind #20044

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 Illinois →

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$515M
Net Assets (End of Year)$654M
Net Income$140M
Employer EIN361326630
Plan Effective Date2011-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kirkland & Ellis LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.5B 41.86676941323103% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $2.44B $3.46B ▲ +41.8%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.654661075 · Participants: 727Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Penske Cash Balance Benefit Plan in PA ($656M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan for All Eligible Employees of Crane in CT (727 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($655M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (727 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 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).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2011 Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan for All Eligible Employees of Crane in CT (727 participants, $453M 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 361326630.

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.