401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.8B
Total assets Very large vs avg
8,557
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$210,058
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Delaware · Manufacturing

$1.8B in assets, 8,557 participants

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.'s Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $1.8B in total assets and 8,557 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.

  • #18,448 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Delaware

Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 8,557 participants in Delaware, 16x the typical Delaware plan (state average ~536 per filing). Assets: $1.8B.

#18,448
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+25.1%
assets growth YoY
18×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,797,467,724 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan'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. Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (8,557 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$326M in the plan year 2022 filing to $360M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.8B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 7,952 in the plan year 2022 filing to 8,557 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 510083365 · W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $1.8B · 8,557 · 99th

  • TYPE $1.8B
  • TYPE 8,557
  • TYPE 99th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Netflix 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #18448

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Delaware →

Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Delaware filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.8B
Net Income$360M
Employer EIN510083365
Plan Effective Date2000-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.4B 37.114684474491966% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B$5B 202220232024 $3.24B $4.44B ▲ +37.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 15,569 $3.2B
2023 2 16,370 $3.7B
2024 2 17,863 $4.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Delaware

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

Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Delaware, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.797467724 · Participants: 8557Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) PlanAstrazeneca Savings and Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.59933241 · Participants: 13734Astrazeneca Savings and Security PlanRetirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.839304585 · Participants: 9968Retirement Savings PlanDupont Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.237107237 · Participants: 9918Dupont Retirement Savings PlanAshland Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.267144025 · Participants: 1647Ashland Employee Savings PlanChemours Company Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.870237716 · Participants: 4361Chemours Company Retirement Savings Plan
Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Delaware, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports $1.8B in end-of-year assets across 8,557 participants (0.015% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $210,058 per participant (1.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $360M.

This plan identity (EIN 510083365, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.4B to $2.0B (+39.8%) while covered participants moved from 7,952 to 8,887 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 7,952 $1.4B Open filing
2023 8,557 $1.8B This page
2024 · index core 8,887 $2.0B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Delaware, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Netflix 401(k) Plan in CA ($1.8B); by covered participants it is Taylor Corporation 401(k) Plan in MN (8,560 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.8B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,557 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 Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 25.1% during 2023, from $1.4B to $1.8B. Reported net income was $360M.
How have W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 37.1%, from $3.2B to $4.4B.
Where does Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 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 Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Netflix 401(k) Plan in CA ($1.8B, 7,513 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Taylor Corporation 401(k) Plan in MN (8,560 participants, $846M in assets).