401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$2.5B
Total assets
7,313
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$344,238
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services, Inc. · Wisconsin · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$2.5B in assets, 7,313 participants

Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services, Inc.'s Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan reported $2.5B in total assets and 7,313 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 126,618 plans)
  • #17,554 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,626 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan covers 7,313 participants in Wisconsin, 13x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~565 per filing). Assets: $2.5B.

$2.5B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
7,313
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
$344,238
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$480M in the plan year 2022 filing to $351M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.5B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 7,026 in the plan year 2022 filing to 7,313 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Wisconsin filers

In Wisconsin, the average filing covers about 565 participants across 2,767 plans. Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan reports 7,313 participants - 13x that state average ($2.5B EOY assets).

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.5B
Net Income$351M
Employer EIN391606449
Plan Effective Date1984-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services, Inc.)

$2B$2.5B$3B 202220232024 $2.16B $2.87B ▲ +32.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 7,026 $2.2B
2023 1 7,313 $2.5B
2024 1 9,492 $2.9B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Gundersen Lutheran E…Advocate Aurora Heal…Johnson Controls Ret…Fiserv 401(k) Saving…Kimberly-Clark Corpo…Rockwell Automation …
Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan

Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan reports $2.5B in end-of-year assets across 7,313 participants (0.022% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.008% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $344,238 per participant (2.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $351M.

This plan identity (EIN 391606449, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.2B to $2.9B (+33.0%) while covered participants moved from 7,026 to 9,492 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,026 $2.2B Open filing
2023 7,313 $2.5B This page
2024 · index core 9,492 $2.9B Open filing

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 16.5% during 2023, from $2.2B to $2.5B. Reported net income was $351M.
How have Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.0%, from $2.2B to $2.9B.
Where does Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 126,618 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Gundersen Lutheran Employees' Retirement Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dxc Technology Matched Asset Plan in VA ($2.5B, 10,947 participants).

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