Retirement plan

IBM 401 (K) PLUS PLAN

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONEIN 13-0871985Plan #005PY 2022
NEW ORCHARD ROAD, MD 261 - ARMONK, NY 10504800-796-9876
Prospect flagsHigh assets / participant

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(800) 796-9876
Plan administrator signer
ALISON YARA
Signed 07/14/2023

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$53363.9M
-5.5% from 2016
Total participants
164,744
+0.8% from 2016
Average account balance
$327,647
-6.4% from 2016
Annual return
-16.22%
-11.62 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort97 peers
Snapshot2022
Participant deferral / active EE
$17,164
median $7,150
Employer contribution / active EE
$8,914
median $2,591
Participation rate
96.6%
median 85.1%
Avg account balance
$327,647
median $76,371
Admin fee / account holder
$224
median $55
Annual return
-16.22%
median -15.37%
Overall peer rank
68th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$60.39B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$409K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
147,543
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
95.4%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$940.76M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$19K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+14.64%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$244
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 34 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
STATESTREET8+ years
Service code 18 · EIN 04-1867445
Other insurance wrap fees; Investment...
$11,054,070
Service code 51 · EIN 22-1211670
Investment Mgmt Fees
$4,192,347
Service code 73 · EIN 13-5581829
Other insurance fees and expenses
$4,162,976
PIMCO8+ years
Service code 51 · EIN 33-0629048
Investment Mgmt Fees
$3,786,281
Service code 51 · EIN 04-3200030
Investment Mgmt Fees
$3,273,043
Service code 67 · EIN 41-1416330
Other insurance wrap fees
$2,813,711
BRIDGEWATER8+ years
Service code 51 · EIN 13-2871809
Investment Mgmt Fees
$2,238,771
Service code 28 · EIN 13-5582869
Investment Management
$2,146,528
Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786
Loan Processing
$2,033,510
VANGUARD8+ years
Service code 51 · EIN 23-1945930
Investment Mgmt Fees
$1,765,549

Reportable transactions (Schedule G)

3 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.

CategoryCounterpartyRelationship / TermsAddressAmount
Part 1
Loan in default
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.
745 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10019
Part 1
Loan in default
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.
745 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10019
Part 1
Loan in default
SIGMA FINANCE CORPORATION

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2J2K2O3J2G2S2T
Plan features
  • 2E
    Profit-sharing
    Profit-sharing plan.
  • 2F
    ERISA section 404(c) plan
    This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
  • 2G
    Total participant-directed account plan
    Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
  • 2J
    Code section 401(k) feature
    Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
  • 2K
    Code section 401(m) arrangement
    Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
  • 2O
    ESOP other than a leveraged ESOP
    Employee stock ownership plan that is not leveraged.
  • 2S
    Automatic enrollment
    Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
  • 2T
    Default investment account
    Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
  • 3J
    U.S.-based Puerto Rico dual-qualified plan
    U.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

1 tripped
  • InformationalHigh assets / participant

    Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$36.5M
$665 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$28M75.9%
  • Contract admin$2M5.6%
  • Other / not subdivided$7M18.5%
% of EOY assets
0.068%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
2 / 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
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified