Retirement plan
IBM PERSONAL PENSION PLAN
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONEIN 13-0871985Plan #001PY 2023
ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD, MD 261 - ARMONK, NY 10504800-796-9876
Other plans on this EIN
2 filingsProspect flagsHigh retiree %Low returnsWind-down / frozen
Filing contacts
From the Form 5500, federal recordPlan administrator signer
ALISON YARA
Signed 10/01/2024
Summary metrics
Total assets (EOY)
$24955.8M
-0.5% from 2016
Total participants
140,566
+2.1% from 2016
Average account balance
$0
No prior year
Annual return
4.53%
-8.05 pp from 2016
Benchmarks
Peer group
Industryany (size+type match)
Plan typeDefined benefit
Participants>=10,000
Cohort191 peers
Snapshot2023
0
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $12
0
Employer contribution / active EE
$0
median $5,926
0
Participation rate
0.0%
median 0.0%
0
Avg account balance
$0
0
Admin fee / account holder
$0
18
Annual return
4.53%
median 8.27%
Overall peer rank
18of 100
18th percentileavg across 6 metrics
Analytics
2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$17.92B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$124K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
101,614
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
0.0%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
Not enough data
0 years with contributions on file
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
Not enough data
0 years with per-participant contribution data
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+2.47%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$0
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
- Mutual / pooled
- Stocks
- Bonds
- Cash
- Real estate
- Loans
Service providers
Top 10 of 50 by compensation
| Provider | Service type | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS3 years Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786 | Loan Processing | $9,502,473 |
TOWERS WATSON DELAWARE INC.8 years Service code 11 · EIN 53-0181291 | Actuarial | $5,052,555 |
NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS9+ years Service code 51 · EIN 48-1140940 | Investment Mgmt Fees | $4,952,318 |
IBM9+ years Service code 15 · EIN 13-0871985 | Recordkeeping | $3,641,657 |
LOOMIS, SAYLES & CO.1 year Service code 51 · EIN 04-3200030 | Investment Mgmt Fees | $3,007,671 |
JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT9+ years Service code 27 · EIN 13-3200244 | Advisory (Plan) | $2,789,786 |
IFM INVESTORS LLC2 years Service code 28 114 WEST 47TH STREET · NEW YORK, NY 10036 | Investment Management | $2,786,151 |
Service code 51 · EIN 82-2405817 | Investment Mgmt Fees | $2,192,771 |
Service code 28 · EIN 95-3692822 | Investment Management | $2,106,703 |
Service code 13 · EIN 02-0488491 | Contract Administrator | $1,978,796 |
Enrolled actuary
1 attachment
SB
ALYSON J SCHWARTZ
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC
Enrollment #2308379
200 LIBERTY STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10281
(212) 309-3400
Signed 2024-09-17
Reportable transactions (Schedule G)
12 rows
Counterparties on defaulted loans (Part 1), defaulted leases (Part 2), and non-exempt prohibited transactions (Part 3). Presence of any row warrants fiduciary review.
| Category | Counterparty | Relationship / Terms | Address | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 Loan in default | LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC | — | 1271 6TH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10018 | — |
| Part 1 Loan in default | LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC | — | 1271 6TH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10018 | — |
| Part 1 Loan in default | LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC | — | 1271 6TH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10018 | — |
| Part 1 Loan in default | LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC | — | 1271 6TH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10018 | — |
| Part 1 Loan in default | LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC | — | 1271 6TH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10018 | — |
| Part 1 Loan in default | INTANDEM FILMS PLC | — | — | — |
| Part 1 Loan in default | SIGMA FINANCE INC | — | 4261 PARK ROAD ANN ARBOR, MI 48103 | — |
| Part 1 Loan in default | LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC | — | 1271 6TH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10018 | — |
| Part 1 Loan in default | HOLLINGER | — | — | — |
| Part 1 Loan in default | KAISA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | — | — | — |
| Part 1 Loan in default | SVB FINANCIAL GROUP | — | 3003 TASMAN DRIVE SANTA CLARA, CA 95054 | — |
| Part 1 Loan in default | VOYAGER AVIATION HOLDINGS LLC | — | 263 TRESSER BLVD 1 STAMFORD PLAZA STAMFORD, CT 06901 | — |
Plan features & details
Pension benefit codes1A1C1I3H3J
Plan features
- 1ABenefits are primarily pay relatedBenefits under the plan are primarily determined with reference to a participant's pay (e.g. final-average-pay formula).
- 1CCash balance or similar planA cash balance formula in a defined benefit plan that expresses the accrued benefit in terms more common to a defined contribution plan such as a hypothetical account balance or single sum amount (includes personal account plan pension equity plan life cycle plan and cash account plan).
- 1IFrozen planAs of the last day of the plan year the plan provides that no participant will get any new benefit accrual whether because of service or compensation.
- 3HControlled group memberPlan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).
- 3JU.S.-based Puerto Rico dual-qualified planU.S.-based plan that covers residents of Puerto Rico and is qualified under both Code section 401 and section 1165 of the Internal Revenue Code of Puerto Rico.
Opportunity flags
3 tripped
- OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
- InformationalHigh retiree %
Retirees and beneficiaries make up 25% or more of total participants - indicates an ageing workforce or a frozen plan.
- InformationalWind-down / frozen
Plan appears closed to new enrollment or frozen - balance-holders far exceed active participants, or the plan reports active distributions with no inflows. Exclude from peer benchmarks.
Expense breakdown
Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$77.4M
$5783 / participant
- Recordkeeping$10M12.6%
- Trustee / custodial$286K0.4%
- Investment mgmt$39M50.9%
- Legal$745K1.0%
- Actuarial$5M6.7%
- Salaries / allowances$4M4.7%
- Contract admin$47K0.1%
- Other / not subdivided$18M23.8%
% of EOY assets
0.310%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
7 / 9
subdivided buckets used
Audit opinion
Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion
Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.
- Auditor firm
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
- Auditor EIN
- 134008324
- Audit fees
- $774,870
- Opinion code
- Unqualified