401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$360M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,068
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$337,362
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by First Trust Portfolios L.P. · Illinois · Finance & Insurance

$360M in assets, 1,068 participants

First Trust Portfolios L.P.'s First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan reported $360M in total assets and 1,068 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #8,020 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Where First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $360M for 1,068 participants (~$337,362/participant), up 22.0% in 2024.

#8,020
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
+22.0%
assets growth YoY
3.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$360,302,703 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) 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. First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,068 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $295M in the plan year 2023 filing to $360M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 989 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,068 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $60M in the plan year 2023 filing to $65M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 363768815 · First Trust Portfolios L.P. PY 2024 · 401(k)

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan · $360M · 1,068 · 96th

  • EIN $360M
  • EIN 1,068
  • EIN 96th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near Shiseido Americas Group Retirement Plan
  • EIN ind #8020

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The First Financial Bankshares Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership Plan & TrustThe First Financial Bankshar…$360MNew Jersey Resources Corporation Employees' Retirement Savings PlanNew Jersey Resources Corpora…$360MShiseido Americas Group Retirement PlanShiseido Americas Group Reti…$360MFirst Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) PlanFirst Trust Portfolios L.P. …$360MBillerud Americas Corporation Retirement Savings Plan for Non Union EmployeesBillerud Americas Corporatio…$360M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$295M
Net Assets (End of Year)$360M
Net Income$65M
Employer EIN363768815
Plan Effective Date1992-03-16
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (First Trust Portfolios L.P.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All First Trust Portfolios L.P. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$360M 53.40442091108565% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$250M$300M$350M$400M 202220232024 $235M $360M ▲ +53.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 950 $235M
2023 1 989 $295M
2024 1 1,068 $360M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.360302703 · Participants: 1068First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.302643276 · Participants: 66965Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.010099056 · Participants: 63297State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.835964452 · Participants: 16659United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.755668 · Participants: 38229Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.535873337 · Participants: 233635Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Shiseido Americas Group Retirement Plan in NY ($360M); by covered participants it is Kyo Autism Therapy LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in CA (1,068 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,068 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 First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 22.0% during 2024, from $295M to $360M. Reported net income was $65M.
How have First Trust Portfolios L.P. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), First Trust Portfolios L.P.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 53.4%, from $235M to $360M.
Where does First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Shiseido Americas Group Retirement Plan in NY ($360M, 1,534 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to First Trust Portfolios L.P. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kyo Autism Therapy LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in CA (1,068 participants, $7M 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 363768815.

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.