Retirement plan

THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN

THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.EIN 25-1435979Plan #001PY 2018
249 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR, P1-POPP-21-B - PITTSBURGH, PA 15222412-768-5765
Other plans on this EIN
1 filing
Prospect flagsLow returns

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(412) 768-5765
Plan administrator signer
CRYSTAL CALLA
Signed 10/15/2019
Plan administrator entity
THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
EIN 251435979

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$5676M
-8.4% from 2016
Total participants
67,976
+3.6% from 2016
Average account balance
$85,958
-8.9% from 2016
Annual return
-6.68%
-10.21 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry52 - Finance and Insurance
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort86 peers
Snapshot2018
Participant deferral / active EE
$5,838
median $6,144
Employer contribution / active EE
$2,677
median $3,629
Participation rate
96.3%
median 96.1%
Avg account balance
$85,958
median $93,454
Admin fee / account holder
$90
median $60
Annual return
-6.68%
median -4.59%
Overall peer rank
36th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$10.19B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$135K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
75,644
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
100.0%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$584.86M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$11K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+14.02%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$109
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 7 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
Service code 15 · EIN 82-1061233
Recordkeeping
$3,366,891
Service code 26 · EIN 35-2421957
Advisory (Participants)
$2,038,170
Service code 13 · EIN 25-1435979
Contract Administrator
$256,357
Service code 17
125 HIGH STREET · BOSTON, MA 021102112
Pension Consulting
$196,876
Service code 10 · EIN 39-0859910
Accounting
$27,300
Service code 17 · EIN 23-1159360
Pension Consulting
$20,701
Service code 29
1701 MARKET STREET · PHILADELPHIA, PA 191032921
Legal
$16,499

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed July 15, 2025 (most recent of 3 filings on file)

Plans declared (2)

  • The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Transition Severance Plan1,325 emp
  • The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Executive Severance Plan15 emp

Total covered: 1,340 employees

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2F2G2J2O2S2T3H
Plan features
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • OpportunityLow returns

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

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$5.9M
$113 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$2M34.4%
  • Contract admin$4M61.2%
  • Other / not subdivided$261K4.4%
% of EOY assets
0.104%
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
BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE, LLP
Auditor EIN
390859910
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified