Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

American Water Works Association Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$35M
Total assets Below avg plan size
140
Participants Small participant base
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$248,094
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Water Works Association · Colorado · Professional & Technical Services

$35M in assets, 140 participants

American Water Works Association's American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $35M in total assets and 140 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #16,640 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 140 participants in Colorado, about 37% of the average Colorado filer (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $35M.

#16,640
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+10.9%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$34,733,143 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

American Water Works Association Defined Contribution 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. American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (140 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $31M in the plan year 2022 filing to $35M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 132 in the plan year 2022 filing to 140 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 135660277 · American Water Works Association PY 2023 · Other

American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $35M · 140 · 81st

  • SCH $35M
  • EBSA 140
  • PART 81st
  • TYPE Other
  • NET near University Clinical, Education and Research Associates Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
  • BOOK ind #16640

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 Colorado →

American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$31M
Net Assets (End of Year)$35M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN135660277
Plan Effective Date1984-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Water Works Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Water Works Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$33M 4.412007325582612% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$32M$34M$36M 202220232024 $31.3M $32.7M ▲ +4.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 132 $31M
2023 1 140 $35M
2024 1 141 $33M

Nearby Other Plans in Colorado

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.034733143 · Participants: 140American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement PlanUcar Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.145684593 · Participants: 1444Ucar Retirement PlanChildren's Hospital Colorado 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.898290586 · Participants: 8617Children's Hospital Colorado 403(b) PlanUniversity of Denver Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.848101064 · Participants: 7241University of Denver Retirement PlanNrel 403(b) Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.525431207 · Participants: 2877Nrel 403(b) Employee Savings PlanColorado College Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.3525072 · Participants: 707Colorado College Retirement Benefit Plan
American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Other by assets is University Clinical, Education and Research Associates Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in HI ($35M); by covered participants it is Staten Island Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in NY (140 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.9% during 2023, from $31M to $35M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have American Water Works Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Water Works Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.4%, from $31M to $33M.
Where does American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is University Clinical, Education and Research Associates Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in HI ($35M, 395 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Water Works Association Defined Contribution Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Staten Island Academy Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in NY (140 participants, $24M 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 135660277.

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.