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AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. - RETIREMENTEIN 13-1502798Plan #013PY 2021
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MAIL DROP 8A209, 1 SKYVIEW DR. - FORT WORTH, TX 76155682-278-4735LinkedIn10001+ employeesairlines/aviation
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Prospect flagsLow returnsCorrective distributions

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(682) 278-4735
Plan administrator signer
COLE BROWN
Signed 10/11/2022
Plan administrator entity
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. - RETIREMENT
EIN 131502798
MAIL DROP 8A208, 1 SKYVIEW DR. · FORT WORTH, TX 76155
(800) 447-2000
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$15478.7M
-22.1% from 2016
Total participants
108,630
-9.7% from 2016
Average account balance
$146,638
-13.7% from 2016
Annual return
12.36%
-48.96 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 46 peers
Peer group
Industry48 - Transportation and Warehousing
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort46 peers
Snapshot2021
Participant deferral / active EE
$6,838
median $3,236
Employer contribution / active EE
$3,998
median $1,076
Participation rate
96.4%
median 65.6%
Avg account balance
$146,638
median $75,978
Admin fee / account holder
$83
median $69
Annual return
12.36%
median 14.51%
Overall peer rank
61st percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$16.19B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$148K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
109,470
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
95.0%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$1.14B
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$12K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+12.93%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$83
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 5 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
FINANCIAL ENGINES7+ years
Service code 27 · EIN 94-3250323
Advisory (Plan)
$5,063,156
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL6 years
Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786
Loan Processing
$3,609,272
GREAT WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INS CORP1 year
Service code 15 · EIN 84-0467907
Recordkeeping
$74,021
AON CONSULTING, INC.2 years
Service code 16 · EIN 22-2945469
Consulting
$57,902
LOCKTON-DUNNING SERIES OF LOCKTON1 year
Service code 16 · EIN 20-3354970
Consulting
$14,445

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed October 18, 2004 (most recent of 2 filings on file)

This is a legacy paper filing. Plan administrator and contact details are recorded in the original filing, which has not been digitised into structured fields.

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Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2J2K2T2E2G2R
Plan features
  • 2E
    Profit-sharing
    Profit-sharing plan.
  • 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.
  • 2R
    Participant-directed brokerage accounts
    Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
  • 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.

Opportunity flags

2 tripped
  • OpportunityLow returns

    Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

  • ComplianceCorrective distributions

    Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$8.7M
$102 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$5M58.1%
  • Contract admin$4M40.2%
  • Other / not subdivided$146K1.7%
% of EOY assets
0.056%
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
MAYER HOFFMAN MCCANN PC
Auditor EIN
431947695
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified