401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Wolters Kluwer United States, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$2.1B
Total assets: 8,597
Participants: 99th
Percentile by assets: $239,016
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Wolters Kluwer United States, Inc. · Illinois · Information & Media

$2.1B in assets, 8,597 participants

Wolters Kluwer United States, Inc.'s Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan reported $2.1B in total assets and 8,597 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 127,072 plans)
#2,773 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan covers 8,597 participants in Illinois, 11x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $2.1B.

$2.1B
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 8,597
covered participants: 99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $239,016
avg assets per participant

Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$336M in the plan year 2022 filing to $354M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.7B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 8,119 in the plan year 2022 filing to 8,597 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Illinois

Industry

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Participants vs Illinois filers

In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan reports 8,597 participants - 11x that state average ($2.1B EOY assets).

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$1.7B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$2.1B
Net Income	$354M
Employer EIN	133577870
Plan Effective Date	1980-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Wolters Kluwer United States, Inc.)

Total plan assets by year, all Wolters Kluwer United States, Inc. plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	8,484	$1.8B
2023	2	8,939	$2.1B
2024	2	9,066	$2.5B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan $17.6B · 69,974
State Farm 401(k) Savings Plan $16.9B · 60,246
Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan $14.5B · 38,012
United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan $14.4B · 14,959
Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan $13.4B · 235,331

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Scale composition for Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan

Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan reports $2.1B in end-of-year assets across 8,597 participants (0.017% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $239,016 per participant (1.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $354M.

This plan identity (EIN 133577870, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.7B to $2.4B (+40.1%) while covered participants moved from 8,119 to 8,741 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year	Participants	EOY assets	Filing
2022	8,119	$1.7B	Open filing
2023	8,597	$2.1B	This page
2024 · index core	8,741	$2.4B	Open filing

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

Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan (401(k), $2.4B, 8,741 participants)

Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally

401(k) plans in other states closest to Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.

J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc. Safe Harbor 401(k) Savings Plan (TX) $2.1B · 45,716
Global Payments Inc. 401(k) Plan (GA) $2.1B · 14,501
Cgi Technologies and Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (VA) $2.1B · 12,065
Whole Foods Market Growing Your Future 401(k) Plan (TX) $2.1B · 100,700

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 20.8% during 2023, from $1.7B to $2.1B. Reported net income was $354M.

How have Wolters Kluwer United States, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Wolters Kluwer United States, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 37.9%, from $1.8B to $2.5B.

Where does Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 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 Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc. Safe Harbor 401(k) Savings Plan in TX ($2.1B, 45,716 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan's numbers.

By total assets, Wolters Kluwer 401(k) Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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Wolters Kluwer United States, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 37.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media 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 133577870.