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Service provider · Schedule C, plan year 2024
Wells Fargo Advisors LLC
Most often reported for investment advisory and management
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. Schedule C lists only providers a plan paid $5,000 or more, and is filed only by plans with 100 or more participants.
Wells Fargo Advisors LLC is named as a service provider on the Schedule C of 528 retirement plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 1,133,590 participant records. Most often it is reported for investment advisory and management.
Reported compensation from those plans, direct and indirect, totalled $20.9M. Per plan, the median was $86.53 per participant, with the middle half of plans between $37.41 and $148. These are amounts plans reported paying this organisation, not a price list: they depend on which services each plan buys and on how much is paid through fund expenses instead.
Its client plans are most numerous in California (84), New York (40) and Pennsylvania (37).
In 2009 it appeared on 386 such filings; in 2024, 536 (up 39%). Yearly counts include every filing that names it, so they can run slightly above the number of plans with pages here, and name or EIN changes after mergers can break the series.
Reported compensation per plan
| Across this provider's plans | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation per participant | $37.41 | $86.53 | $148 |
| Compensation as a share of plan net assets | 0.10% | 0.19% | 0.28% |
What each plan reported paying this organisation, not the plan's total cost. For reference, the median US defined contribution plan reported $123 per participant to all Schedule C providers combined.
Plans served by year
Matched by employer identification number. A merger or a change of filing entity starts a new series, so a drop to zero is not a loss of clients by itself.
By state
By plan size
Services reported
Largest plans naming this provider
| Plan | Sponsor | State | Participants | Net assets | Reported to this provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paychex Pooled Employer 401(k) Plan | Paychex Retirement LLC | NY | 661,036 | $1.77B | $50K |
| Bricklayers & Trowel Trades International Pension Fund | Bricklayers & Trowel Trades Intl Pension FD BD of Trustee | DC | 76,992 | $1.90B | $76K |
| Flynn Restaurant Group 401(k) Retirement Plan | Flynn Restaurant Group LP | OH | 25,164 | $119M | $40K |
| Olin Corporation Employees Pension Plan | Olin Corporation | MO | 18,546 | $1.80B | $43K |
| Buildwise | Plan Professionals, LLC | NJ | 16,629 | $650M | $11K |
| Wa State Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pension Plan | Bot, Wa State Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pension Plan | WA | 10,360 | $1.26B | $24K |
| Total Quality Logistics, LLC Retirement Plan | Total Quality Logistics, LLC | OH | 9,233 | $280M | $33K |
| Olin Corporation Retirement Savings Plan | Olin Corporation | MO | 9,055 | $1.36B | $240K |
| Hotel Union and Hotel Industry of Hawaii 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan | Hotel 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan | HI | 7,334 | $170M | $19K |
| Disys 401(k) Plan | Digital Intelligence Systems, LLC | VA | 7,070 | $136M | $126K |
| Chugach 401(k) Plan | Chugach Alaska Corporation | AK | 6,328 | $256M | $115K |
| Central Arkansas Nursing Centers, Inc. 401(k) Plan and Trust | Central Arkansas Nursing Centers, Inc. | AR | 5,464 | $12.5M | $38K |
| Annuity Fund IUOE Local 15, 15A, 15C, 15D AFL-CIO | Board of Trustees Annuity Fund IUOE Local 15, 15A, 15C, 15D AFL-CIO | NY | 4,966 | $2.05B | $75K |
| Front Porch Retirement Plan | Front Porch Communities and Services | CA | 4,800 | $127M | $75K |
| Arch Resources, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Arch Resources, Inc. | MO | 4,564 | $650M | $125K |
| Hrsa-Ila Pension Plan | Board of Trustees of the Hrsa-Ila Pension Plan | VA | 4,245 | $595M | $807K |
| Local 191 I.B.E.W. Money Purchase Plan | Board of Trustees, Local 191 I.B.E.W. Money | WA | 4,235 | $237M | $11K |
| Niemann Foods, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Niemann Foods, Inc. | IL | 3,503 | $61.2M | $56K |
| Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. Employees Profit Sharing Retirement Trust | Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. Employees Profit Sharing Retirement Trust | IL | 3,403 | $13.1M | $21K |
| Choice Pooled Employer Plan III | Administrative Group, LLC DBA Transamerica Fiduciary Services | IA | 3,224 | $53.0M | $541 |
| Blue Beacon, Inc. Profit SHARING/401(K) Plan | Blue Beacon, Inc. | KS | 3,197 | $147M | $78K |
| ST Moritz 401(k) Plan | ST Moritz Security Services, Inc. | PA | 2,781 | $3.0M | $0 |
| Lacks Enterprises, Inc. Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan | Lacks Enterprises, Inc. | MI | 2,642 | $241M | $120K |
| 401(k) Employee Savings Plan of Guest Services, Inc. | Guest Services, Inc. | VA | 2,549 | $39.6M | $53K |
| Utah Pipe Trades Pension Trust Fund | Board of Trustees, Utah Pipe Trades Pension | CA | 2,499 | $263M | $250K |
| Crystal Clean, LLC Retirement Savings Plan | Crystal Clean, LLC | IL | 2,473 | $122M | $56K |
| Arrow Senior Living Management, LLC 401(k) Plan | Arrow Senior Living Management, LLC | MO | 2,362 | $9.2M | $19K |
| 2020 Companies, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan | 2020 Companies, Inc. | TX | 2,284 | $10.9M | $23K |
| Argo Group US 401(k) Plan | Argo Group US, Inc. | TX | 2,260 | $193M | $55K |
| Nugget Market, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust | Nugget Market, Inc. | CA | 2,249 | $126M | $113K |
| Juniper Landscaping of Florida, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Juniper Landscaping of Florida | FL | 2,215 | $5.4M | $0 |
| Elite Casino Resorts 401(k) Plan | Elite Casino Resorts, LLC | IA | 2,199 | $25.4M | $35K |
| Worldwide Golf Shops LLC 401(k) Plan | Worldwide Golf Shops LLC | CA | 2,151 | $38.1M | $77K |
| Chapman Automotive Group 401(k) Plan and Trust | Chapman Automotive Group, L.L.C. | AZ | 2,078 | $94.0M | $94K |
| Steven-Robert Originals, LLC 401(k) Plan | Steven-Robert Originals, LLC | CO | 1,940 | $6.5M | $7,411 |
| Edco Deferred Compensation Plan | Edco Disposal Corporation | CA | 1,903 | $142M | $100K |
| STG International, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan | STG International, Inc. | VA | 1,860 | $61.6M | $102K |
| Dedicated Nursing Associates, Inc. Retirement Plan | Dedicated Nursing Associates, Inc. | PA | 1,857 | $4.2M | $15K |
| Kunes Retirement Plan | Kunes Country Ford-Lincoln, Inc. | WI | 1,842 | $38.8M | $38K |
| Vineyard Vines 401(k) Plan | Vineyard Vines, LLC | CT | 1,809 | $42.2M | $46K |
Questions and answers
How many plans does Wells Fargo Advisors LLC serve?
528 plans with 100 or more participants named it on Schedule C for plan year 2024. Plans that paid it under $5,000, small plans that file Form 5500-SF, and plans whose filings spell its name without an EIN under a different form are not counted.
What do plans pay Wells Fargo Advisors LLC?
The median plan reported $86.53 per participant in direct and indirect compensation (508 plans reporting an amount), or 0.19% of plan net assets. Eligible indirect compensation disclosed to the plan by formula is not reported as a dollar amount, so many filings understate what a provider receives.
What services are reported?
The service codes most often attached to it are Investment advisory (plan) (323 plans), Other services (69 plans), Investment advisory (participants) (64 plans) and Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution) (39 plans).
Where does this come from?
Schedule C of Form 5500, Part I line 2, from the EBSA research files with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Individuals named on Schedule C are excluded from this site.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, Schedule C Part I line 2, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Rows are grouped by the provider's EIN as entered by each plan; rows without an EIN join the EIN most often filed under the same name. Providers named on fewer than 25 plans have no page. See the methodology and corrections.