PLAN RESEARCH FOR ADVISORS

Employee Benefit Plan Analytics

Instant search across 7.9M filings. Plan benchmarks and history. Built for retirement and benefits advisors.

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ABOUT OUR DATA

We've analyzed a decade of public filings to build the best tools for advisors

We check the U.S. Department of Labor every night. New filings land when DOL posts them. We clean the data and benchmark the plans. Advisors use the results to target and win business.

3B+
Data points indexed
7.9M
Filings indexed
2015 - 2025
Years covered
Nightly
DOL check
11,000+
Welfare brokers
100+
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Insights for Professionals
The plan analytics are absolutely best in class.
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  • JPMorgan
  • McKinsey
  • Prudential
  • BCG
  • MetLife
  • Florida Blue
  • KKR
  • Omada Health
  • Cigna
  • Sun Life
  • ABS Capital
  • TPG
  • First Kentucky
  • Vertex Partners
  • Cognis Group
  • SelfFund
  • The PFC
PINPOINT SEARCH

Filters that find the plans, not the noise

100+ facets across sponsor, plan size, fees, fund lineup, audit findings, and prospect flags. Combine any filters. The count narrows as you tick.

  • Savable views
    Re-run them next week to catch the plans that crossed your threshold.
  • CSV exports
    10,000 rows per export on Solo, 50,000 on Team.
  • Saved plans
    Save your favorite plans for quick access.
planoptica.com/retirement
PlanOptica /retirement search workspace with filter rail and sortable table
INSIGHTS

Benchmarks and analytics

planoptica.com/retirement/910425694-002
Boeing 401(k) plan page peer rank donut, percentile circles, and benchmark comparison table

Peer ranking so you can quickly compare plans across a range of benchmark performance indicators. Historical performance trends over 10 years.

  • Peer rank
    Plans benchmarked against plans of similar size in the same industry.
  • Ten-year trends
    All major benchmarks trended over a ten year horizon
  • Documentation
    Quick downloads of plan documentation and 5500 forms
COMPETITIVE RESEARCH

Rich insights on your competitors

See market share trends, wins and losses, and more on all plan service providers: recordkeepers, benefit brokers, auditors and more.

  • Book of business target list
    Find the plans your competitors serve and target them.
  • Competitive trends
    Understand competitive plan count, AUM, premium volume. Identify wins and losses
  • Full database across retirement and benefits
    We've done the work and identifying all the providers for each major benefit plan
planoptica.com/provider/fidelity
Fidelity Investments provider page with plans served, AUM, fees received, and net wins YoY
DATA DOWNLOADS

Every U.S. plan, in one CSV per state

The cleaned-up, query-ready Form 5500 universe - sponsor identity, NAICS, participants, assets, premiums, carriers, brokers - shipped as plain CSV, organized by state.

  • 50 states + DC
    Retirement and welfare in separate files. One row per plan, normalized columns.
  • Plan page + 5500 PDF links per row
    Each row carries a direct link to the PlanOptica plan page and the filed Form 5500 PDF.
  • Sample free, full file on Solo
    20-row sample on every state, no signup. Full state file needs Solo (5 states a month) or Team (10).
  • Refreshed monthly
    Files regenerate every time the warehouse picks up new DOL filings.
CUSTOM ANALYTICS

Custom datasets and research for deep insights

Our ten year data set is a rich trove of data to build custom datasets and analytics for your research

  • Custom datasets
    Filtered, joined, and exported in the format you ship to clients - monthly feeds or one-off pulls
  • Engagement-led research
    Market sizing, trend analysis, market share growth, geographic analysis and more
  • Trusted by the industry
    Used by consulting firms, private equity, brokers, carriers, and retirement plan providers
SAMPLE ENGAGEMENTS
Clients under NDA
Consulting firm
Recordkeeper market share by AUM and plan count
Custom dataset + slide deck·One-off engagement
Carrier
Broker book of business by state, line, and carrier
Filtered dataset feed·Monthly delivery
Retirement plan provider
Five-year recordkeeper switching flow analysis
Research brief + raw rows·Annual refresh
Sample deliverables and references available on request.
One DOL release behind
We check the DOL bulk file nightly and rebuild when it changes.
Peer-ranked
Plans benchmarked against plans of similar size.
$4.99 to start
Search with no account. Solo is $4.99 for the first month.
Retirement and welfare
Both products in one workspace.
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