Retirement plan

META PLATFORMS, INC 401(K) PLAN

META PLATFORMS, INC.EIN 20-1665019Plan #001PY 2022
1 META WAY - MENLO PARK, CA 94025650-543-4800en.wikipedia.org/wiki/meta_platformsLinkedIn10001+ employeesaccounting
Prospect flagsCorrective distributions

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(650) 543-4800
Plan administrator signer
KAYE DOWNEY
Signed 08/18/2023

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$8534.2M
-42.6% from 2016
Total participants
82,353
-26.4% from 2016
Average account balance
$105,009
-19.4% from 2016
Annual return
-16.11%
-14.07 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry51 - Information
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort36 peers
Snapshot2022
Participant deferral / active EE
$22,850
median $9,137
Employer contribution / active EE
$10,405
median $4,295
Participation rate
98.4%
median 94.3%
Avg account balance
$105,009
median $115,121
Admin fee / account holder
$2
median $52
Annual return
-16.11%
median -16.49%
Overall peer rank
76th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$16.46B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$197K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
83,487
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
97.4%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$2.37B
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$41K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+20.71%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$2
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 1 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786
Loan Processing
$222,521

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2K2T3H2J2E3D2R2G2F2S
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.
  • 2R
    Participant-directed brokerage accounts
    Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
  • 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.
  • 3D
    Pre-approved pension plan
    A master prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS.
  • 3H
    Controlled group member
    Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

1 tripped
  • ComplianceCorrective distributions

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

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$150K
$2 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$31K20.3%
  • Other / not subdivided$120K79.7%
% of EOY assets
0.002%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
1 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Auditor EIN
346565596
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified