Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Unilever United States, Inc.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ · Manufacturing
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
Unilever United States, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, sponsors 3 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 2 defined contribution and 1 defined benefit. Together they reported 23,199 participant records and $3.05B in net assets.
The largest is Unicare Savings Plan, a 401(k) plan with 11,516 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $57.8M and participant contributions $79.5M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $266M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $3.0M.
Combined net assets moved from $2.99B in 2009 to $3.05B in 2024 (up 2%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicare Savings Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 11,516 | $2.11B | $183,643 | $8,101 | $567K |
| Unicare Retirement Plan | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 8,227 | $732M | $89,020 | — | $2.3M |
| Unilever Advantage Savings Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 3,456 | $205M | $59,389 | $2,414 | $119K |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 23,199 | $3.05B | $57.8M | $79.5M |
| 2023 | 3 | 23,705 | $2.87B | $56.6M | $74.3M |
| 2022 | 3 | 23,548 | $2.63B | $160M | $66.7M |
| 2021 | 3 | 23,275 | $3.27B | $47.4M | $61.7M |
| 2020 | 3 | 22,801 | $3.12B | $45.5M | $54.8M |
| 2019 | 3 | 23,394 | $2.96B | $144M | $51.7M |
| 2018 | 2 | 23,412 | $2.57B | $42.4M | $48.1M |
| 2017 | 2 | 23,891 | $2.93B | $42.1M | $47.6M |
| 2016 | 2 | 24,877 | $2.78B | $43.2M | $45.8M |
| 2015 | 2 | 28,608 | $2.89B | $43.9M | $47.8M |
| 2014 | 2 | 30,771 | $3.27B | $44.9M | $49.7M |
| 2013 | 2 | 33,429 | $3.34B | $48.1M | $53.1M |
| 2012 | 2 | 34,336 | $3.31B | $40.8M | $52.1M |
| 2011 | 2 | 35,441 | $3.22B | $30.7M | $48.5M |
| 2010 | 2 | 35,026 | $3.14B | $30.1M | $48.6M |
| 2009 | 2 | 36,514 | $2.99B | $428M | $49.1M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Institutional Operations | Participant loan processing | 2 | $588,156 |
| Fidelity Institutional Operations | Contract Administrator; Recordkeeping and information management | 1 | $561,007 |
| Pacific Investment Management Compa | — | 1 | $263,428 |
| Univest Company B.V. | — | 1 | $255,115 |
| Legal & Genral Investment Mgmt(amer | Investment management | 1 | $255,019 |
| Russell Investments | Investment management; Consulting (pension) | 2 | $212,941 |
| Health Plan Manager | Recordkeeping and information management | 1 | $199,411 |
| The Northern Trust Company | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Investment management | 1 | $189,377 |
| Towers Watson Pennsylvania Inc. | Actuarial | 1 | $172,603 |
| Western Asset MGMT | — | 1 | $143,973 |
| State Street Global Advisors Trust | — | 1 | $75,000 |
| Wallach & Associates | Other services; Legal | 2 | $56,616 |
| Wellington Management Co. LLP | — | 1 | $25,110 |
| Bloomberg Finance L.P. | Other services | 1 | $11,729 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Unilever United States, Inc. have?
3 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Unicare Savings Plan, Unicare Retirement Plan and Unilever Advantage Savings Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Unilever United States, Inc. contribute to its plans?
$57,768,355 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $5,999 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Fidelity Institutional Operations, Fidelity Institutional Operations, Pacific Investment Management Compa and Univest Company B.V. and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.