401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Waters Technologies Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
2,979
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$419,479
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Waters Employee Investment Plan · Sponsored by Waters Technologies Corporation · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$1.2B in assets, 2,979 participants

Waters Technologies Corporation's The Waters Employee Investment Plan reported $1.2B in total assets and 2,979 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.

  • #17,393 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

The Waters Employee Investment Plan covers 2,979 participants in Massachusetts, 4.5x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.

#17,393
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+10.1%
assets growth YoY
13×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Waters Employee Investment Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Waters Employee Investment Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,249,626,499 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

The Waters Employee Investment Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Waters Employee Investment Plan lands in the large band (2,979 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Waters Employee Investment Plan reported net income fell from $133M in the plan year 2023 filing to $115M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Waters Employee Investment Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Waters Employee Investment Plan reported participants fell from 3,105 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,979 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 043234558 · Waters Technologies Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Waters Employee Investment Plan · $1.2B · 2,979 · 99th

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  • BOOK ind #17393

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 Massachusetts →

The Waters Employee Investment Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Waters Employee Investment PlanThe Waters Employee Investme…$1.2BGlobalfoundries U.S. Inc. 401(k) PlanGlobalfoundries U.S. Inc. 40…$1.2BAmcor 401(k) Plan$1.2BEmployee Savings Plan of Winston & Strawn LLPEmployee Savings Plan of Win…$1.3BSargent & Lundy Savings Investment PlanSargent & Lundy Savings Inve…$1.2B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among The Waters Employee Investment Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.2B
Net Income$115M
Employer EIN043234558
Plan Effective Date1994-08-19
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Waters Technologies Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Waters Technologies Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 27.34667889678149% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B 202220232024 $0.99B $1.25B ▲ +26.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,000 $985M
2023 2 3,124 $1.1B
2024 2 2,997 $1.3B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The Waters Employee Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The Waters Employee Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.249626499 · Participants: 2979The Waters Employee Investment PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.201609937 · Participants: 66907Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.352606499 · Participants: 34618Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.720373045 · Participants: 14762Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.775289067 · Participants: 20639Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanState Street Salary Savings Program, Total assets ($B): 6.532301643 · Participants: 12777State Street Salary Savings Program
The Waters Employee Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare The Waters Employee Investment Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Waters Employee Investment Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Globalfoundries U.S. Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($1.2B); by covered participants it is We Transport, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan in NY (2,979 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,979 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 The Waters Employee Investment Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Waters Employee Investment Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.1% during 2024, from $1.1B to $1.2B. Reported net income was $115M.
How have Waters Technologies Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Waters Technologies Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.3%, from $985M to $1.3B.
Where does The Waters Employee Investment Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Waters Employee Investment 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 The Waters Employee Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Globalfoundries U.S. Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($1.2B, 4,857 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Waters Employee Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is We Transport, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan in NY (2,979 participants, $22M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 043234558.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.