Retirement plan

3M VOLUNTARY INVESTMENT PLAN AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

3M COMPANYEIN 41-0417775Plan #333PY 2015
3M CENTER 224-2W-15 - ST PAUL, MN 551441000651-737-46113m.comLinkedIn10001+ employeesmechanical or industrial engineering
Prospect flagsLow returns

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(651) 737-4611
Plan administrator signer
MICHAEL ANDERSON
Signed 10/13/2016

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$10045.6M
-6.5% from 2016
Total participants
51,528
-0.4% from 2016
Average account balance
$202,941
-6.6% from 2016
Annual return
-2.46%
-13.04 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry33 - Manufacturing
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort87 peers
Snapshot2015
Participant deferral / active EE
$7,995
median $5,946
Employer contribution / active EE
$4,371
median $3,302
Participation rate
94.4%
median 92.4%
Avg account balance
$202,941
median $109,006
Admin fee / account holder
$208
median $47
Annual return
-2.46%
median 0.55%
Overall peer rank
53rd percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$10.60B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$263K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
40,357
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
99.0%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$443.81M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$20K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
-5.29%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$105
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 13 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
Service code 28 · EIN 94-3112180
Investment Management
$2,810,860
Service code 15 · EIN 36-2235791
Recordkeeping
$2,606,769
Service code 18 · EIN 04-1867445
Investment management fees paid direc...
$2,011,103
Service code 28 · EIN 33-0629048
Investment Management
$1,046,971
Service code 28 · EIN 22-2540245
Investment Management
$960,034
Service code 28 · EIN 41-1813702
Investment Management
$317,443
3M COMPANY1+ years
Service code 14 · EIN 41-0417775
Plan Administrator
$166,615
Service code 50 · EIN 34-6565596
Direct Payment
$149,131
RR DONNLEY1+ years
Service code 50 · EIN 36-1004130
Direct Payment
$114,876
Service code 10 · EIN 41-0746749
Accounting
$100,556

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2H2J2K2P2R3H3I
Plan features
  • 2E
    Profit-sharing
    Profit-sharing plan.
  • 2H
    Partial participant-directed account plan
    Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of a portion 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.
  • 2P
    Leveraged ESOP
    Employee stock ownership plan that acquires employer securities with borrowed money or other debt-financing techniques.
  • 2R
    Participant-directed brokerage accounts
    Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
  • 3H
    Controlled group member
    Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).
  • 3I
    Employer securities investment required
    Plan requiring that all or part of employer contributions be invested and held at least for a limited period in employer securities.

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
$10.3M
$286 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$6M59.7%
  • Contract admin$3M32.1%
  • Other / not subdivided$849K8.2%
% of EOY assets
0.103%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
2 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Auditor EIN
410746749
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Disclaimer