Retirement plan

CATERPILLAR INC. RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN

CATERPILLAR INC.EIN 37-0602744Plan #002PY 2018
510 LAKE COOK ROAD - DEERFIELD, IL 60015224-551-4000caterpillar.comLinkedIn10001+ employeesmachinery
Prospect flagsHigh retiree %

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(224) 551-4000
Plan administrator entity
CATERPILLAR INC.
EIN 370602744

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$10680.7M
-2.2% from 2016
Total participants
42,622
+2.8% from 2016
Average account balance
$0
No prior year
Annual return
-5.48%
-9.42 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industryany (size+type match)
Plan typeDefined benefit
Participants>=10,000
Cohort223 peers
Snapshot2018
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $34
Employer contribution / active EE
$98,174
median $5,100
Participation rate
0.0%
median 0.0%
Avg account balance
$0
median $7,764,297
Admin fee / account holder
$0
median $62,356
Annual return
-5.48%
median -3.72%
Overall peer rank
50th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$9.19B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$240K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
27,226
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
$1.50B
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$98K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+0.76%
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 3 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
Service code 15 · EIN 82-1061233
Recordkeeping
$1,945,469
Service code 16 · EIN 03-0415817
Consulting
$1,253,620
Service code 10 · EIN 13-4008324
Accounting
$48,640

Enrolled actuary

1 attachment
SB

LORA S. FORD

WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC
Enrollment #1705467
233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
SUITE 1800
CHICAGO, IL 60606
(312) 525-2500
Signed 2019-09-25

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed November 17, 2020 (most recent of 12 filings on file)

Plans declared (1)

  • Caterpillar Inc. Section 409A Compliance Deferred Compensation Plan1 emp

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes1A1C3F3H
Plan features
  • 1A
    Benefits are primarily pay related
    Benefits under the plan are primarily determined with reference to a participant's pay (e.g. final-average-pay formula).
  • 1C
    Cash balance or similar plan
    A 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).
  • 3F
    Leased employees
    Plan sponsor(s) received services of leased employees as defined in Code section 414(n) during the plan year.
  • 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
  • InformationalHigh retiree %

    Retirees and beneficiaries make up 25% or more of total participants - indicates an ageing workforce or a frozen plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$25.9M
$1692 / participant
  • Contract admin$2M7.5%
  • Other / not subdivided$24M92.5%
% of EOY assets
0.242%
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
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Auditor EIN
134008324
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified