401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Avantor, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$594M
Total assets Above avg plan size
6,128
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$97,004
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Avantor, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Wholesale Trade

$594M in assets, 6,128 participants

Avantor, Inc.'s Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust reported $594M in total assets and 6,128 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.

  • #6,219 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust covers 6,128 participants in Pennsylvania, 7.5x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $594M.

#6,219
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+17.0%
assets growth YoY
6.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$594,439,322 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

Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust'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. Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust lands in the large band (6,128 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust reported net income rose from -$84M in the plan year 2022 filing to $86M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $508M in the plan year 2022 filing to $594M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust reported participants rose from 5,649 in the plan year 2022 filing to 6,128 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 813921566 · Avantor, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust · $594M · 6,128 · 98th

  • EOY $594M
  • 5500 6,128
  • ASSETS 98th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Stagwell Global 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #6219

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Veritas 401(k) Plan$595MSan Francisco Electrical Workers Retirement Savings PlanSan Francisco Electrical Wor…$595MStagwell Global 401(k) Plan$595MAvantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and TrustAvantor Retirement Savings 4…$594MLouisiana Health Service & Indemnity Co. Tax-Favored Savings ProgramLouisiana Health Service & I…$594M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$508M
Net Assets (End of Year)$594M
Net Income$86M
Employer EIN813921566
Plan Effective Date1986-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Avantor, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Avantor, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$648M 27.51515456612232% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$450M$500M$550M$600M$650M$700M 202220232024 $508M $648M ▲ +27.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 5,649 $508M
2023 1 6,128 $594M
2024 1 5,867 $648M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.594439322 · Participants: 6128Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and TrustComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust

Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust reports $594M in end-of-year assets across 6,128 participants (0.005% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $97,004 per participant (70% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $86M.

This plan identity (EIN 813921566, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $508M to $648M (+27.5%) while covered participants moved from 5,649 to 5,867 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,649 $508M Open filing
2023 6,128 $594M This page
2024 · index core 5,867 $648M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Stagwell Global 401(k) Plan in DC ($595M); by covered participants it is Thrivent 401(k) Plan in MN (6,125 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($594M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (6,128 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 Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust assets move in 2023? ▼
Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust grew sharply - up 17.0% during 2023, from $508M to $594M. Reported net income was $86M.
How have Avantor, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Avantor, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 27.5%, from $508M to $648M.
Where does Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Stagwell Global 401(k) Plan in DC ($595M, 7,161 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Avantor Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Thrivent 401(k) Plan in MN (6,125 participants, $1.5B in assets).