401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

WAKEMED 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.4B
Total assets Very large vs avg
11,105
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$129,865
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by WAKEMED · North Carolina · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$1.4B in assets, 11,105 participants

WAKEMED's Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan reported $1.4B in total assets and 11,105 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #16,759 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan covers 11,105 participants in North Carolina, 14x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $1.4B.

#16,759
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+15.8%
assets growth YoY
14×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$1,442,148,441 Top 1% higher than 99% of 123,620 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 2024

Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (11,105 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from $128M in the plan year 2023 filing to $197M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.2B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.4B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 11,758 in the plan year 2023 filing to 11,105 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 566017737 · WAKEMED PY 2024 · 401(k)

Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan · $1.4B · 11,105 · 99th

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  • BOOK near Allegheny Health Network 401(k) Plan
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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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Iheart Media, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanIheart Media, Inc. 401(k) Sa…$1.4BVillagemd 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanVillagemd 401(k) Retirement …$1.4BWakemed Retirement Savings PlanWakemed Retirement Savings P…$1.4BAllegheny Health Network 401(k) PlanAllegheny Health Network 401…$1.4BAkamai Technologies, Inc. 401(k) PlanAkamai Technologies, Inc. 40…$1.4B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.4B
Net Income$197M
Employer EIN566017737
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (WAKEMED)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All WAKEMED plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.5B 27.724753350008108% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B 202220232024 $1.2B $1.54B ▲ +28.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 13,855 $1.2B
2023 2 13,748 $1.3B
2024 2 12,940 $1.5B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.442148441 · Participants: 11105Wakemed Retirement Savings PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 62.902405616 · Participants: 168963The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.316486587 · Participants: 39468Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.269744 · Participants: 27341Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanNucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.349291649 · Participants: 27070Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.231001739 · Participants: 52699Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan

Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan reports $1.4B in end-of-year assets across 11,105 participants (0.012% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.012% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $129,865 per participant (94% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $197M.

This plan identity (EIN 566017737, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.1B to $1.4B (+29.1%) while covered participants moved from 11,689 to 11,105 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 11,689 $1.1B Open filing
2023 11,758 $1.2B Open filing
2024 · index core 11,105 $1.4B This page

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

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

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Allegheny Health Network 401(k) Plan in PA ($1.4B); by covered participants it is Baptist Health 401(a) Plan in AR (11,107 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.4B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (11,105 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 15.8% during 2024, from $1.2B to $1.4B. Reported net income was $197M.
How have WAKEMED plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), WAKEMED's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.7%, from $1.2B to $1.5B.
Where does Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Allegheny Health Network 401(k) Plan in PA ($1.4B, 21,065 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Wakemed Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Baptist Health 401(a) Plan in AR (11,107 participants, $563M in assets).