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Service provider · Schedule C, plan year 2024
Wells Fargo Clearing Services 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.
For plan year 2024, 138 retirement plans with 100 or more participants reported paying Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC $5,000 or more. Those plans cover 254,041 participant records, and the service most often reported is investment advisory and management.
Reported compensation from those plans, direct and indirect, totalled $7.0M. Per plan, the median was $77.78 per participant, with the middle half of plans between $40.04 and $150. 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 (29), New York (12) and Pennsylvania (11).
In 2009 it appeared on 230 such filings; in 2024, 140 (down 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 | $40.04 | $77.78 | $150 |
| Compensation as a share of plan net assets | 0.10% | 0.16% | 0.22% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abm 401(k) Employee Savings Plan | Abm Industries Incorporated | NY | 88,660 | $696M | $93K |
| Insight Global, LLC 401(k) Plan | Insight Global, LLC | GA | 37,561 | $487M | $75K |
| Legends 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Legends Hospitality, LLC | NY | 17,161 | $106M | $50K |
| Metz Culinary Management, LLC 401(k) Plan | Metz Culinary Management, LLC | PA | 8,274 | $35.1M | $43K |
| Dexcom, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Dexcom Inc. | CA | 6,780 | $449M | $129K |
| Nextsource, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust | Nextsource, Inc. | TN | 5,768 | $27.3M | $45K |
| UFCW Local 1776 & Participating Employers Pension Fund | UFCW Local 1776 & Participating Employers Pension Fund | PA | 5,580 | $81.3M | $145K |
| IBEW Local 332 Pension Plan Part B | Board of Trustees, IBEW Local 332 Pension Plan Part B | CA | 4,145 | $885M | $69K |
| Fletcher Jones Automotive Group Employee 401(k) Retirement Plan | Fletcher Jones Management Group, LLC | NV | 3,316 | $170M | $76K |
| Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Employee Savings Trust | Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. | MO | 3,248 | $44.0M | $67K |
| Rigup, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Rigup, Inc. | TX | 2,831 | $76.2M | $56K |
| Lansing Building Products, LLC 401(k) Plan | Lansing Building Products, LLC | VA | 2,749 | $126M | $110K |
| Madix, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Madix, Inc. | TX | 2,501 | $72.9M | $47K |
| Number 1 Cochran Retirement Plan | Cochran Motors, Inc. | PA | 2,225 | $77.7M | $87K |
| Dave's Fresh Marketplace Management, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Dave's Fresh Marketplace Management, Inc. | RI | 1,957 | $42.7M | $90K |
| Medieval Times 401(k) Plan | Medieval Times Entertainment, Inc. | TX | 1,731 | $11.2M | $24K |
| Sunland Construction, Inc. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan | Sunland Construction, Inc. | LA | 1,686 | $54.7M | $60K |
| The Sport Clips Game Plan | Sport Clips, Inc. | TX | 1,470 | $21.9M | $47K |
| Neca Local Union No 313 IBEW Pension Plan | BD of Tees of Neca Lu No 313 IBEW Pension Plan | PA | 1,460 | $234M | $89K |
| Healthstream, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Healthstream, Inc. | TN | 1,445 | $99.0M | $30K |
| Neca Lu No 313 IBEW Deferred Income Plan | BD of Tees of Neca Lu No 313 IBEW Deferred Income Plan | PA | 1,432 | $226M | $50K |
| Ironworkers Local 380 Retirement and Severance Plan | Ironworkers Local 380 Retirement and Sev Fund | IL | 1,322 | $35.5M | $85K |
| Venezia Transport Service, Inc. Savings and Protection Plan | Venezia Transport Services, Inc. | PA | 1,308 | $23.1M | $20K |
| Electrical Workers Pension Fund | Board of Trustees Electrical Workers Pension Fund | MN | 1,305 | $102M | $15K |
| T2K 401(k) Plan | Therapy 2000, Inc. | TX | 1,159 | $30.6M | $55K |
| Christian Labor Assn Pension Trust Defined Benefit Plan | Board of Trustees of Christian Labor | MN | 1,125 | $59.0M | $199K |
| Christian Labor Association Pension Trust Defined Contribution Plan | Board of Trustees of Christian Labor | MN | 1,083 | $46.5M | $304K |
| Western Extrusions Retirement and Savings Plan | Western Extrusions Corporation | TX | 1,068 | $20.4M | $29K |
| Cambro Manufacturing Company Employees 401(k) Retirement Plan | Cambro Manufacturing Company | CA | 1,030 | $70.0M | $75K |
| Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc. Employees' Profit Sharing and Salary Reduction Plan | Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc. Retirement Committee | NJ | 1,029 | $97.4M | $0 |
| Prestige Care 401(k) Plan | Prestige Care, Inc. | WA | 1,020 | $27.2M | $62K |
| La Maestra Family Clinic, Inc. 401(k) Plan | La Maestra Family Clinic, Inc. | CA | 1,007 | $26.1M | $0 |
| Jewish Family Service of San Diego Flexible Contribution Retirement Plan | Jewish Family Service of San Diego | CA | 954 | $25.5M | $47K |
| Ubisoft, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Ubisoft, Inc. | CA | 925 | $129M | $40K |
| Cpi Security Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Cpi Security Systems, Inc. | NC | 891 | $40.7M | $70K |
| Boeing Intelligence & Analytics 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Boeing Intelligence & Analytics | MD | 830 | $102M | $132K |
| Premier Magnesia LLC Savings and Profit Sharing Plan | Premier Magnesia LLC | NC | 825 | $33.0M | $30K |
| Ani Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Anip Acquisitions d/b/a Ani Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | MN | 822 | $44.0M | $76K |
| Delmonte Hotel Group 401(k) Plan | E.J. del Monte Corporation | NY | 802 | $16.1M | $14K |
| Sunrise Coal, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Sunrise Coal, LLC | IN | 787 | $52.3M | $24K |
Questions and answers
How many plans does Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC serve?
138 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 Clearing Services LLC?
The median plan reported $77.78 per participant in direct and indirect compensation (133 plans reporting an amount), or 0.16% 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) (101 plans), Investment advisory (participants) (5 plans), Investment management (4 plans) and Securities brokerage (2 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.