Retirement plan

3M VOLUNTARY INVESTMENT PLAN AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

3M COMPANYEIN 41-0417775Plan #333PY 2021
3M CENTER BLDG. 224-2W-15 - ST. PAUL, MN 551441000651-733-10053m.comLinkedIn10001+ employeesmechanical or industrial engineering
Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh assets / participant

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(651) 733-1005
Plan administrator signer
DEIDRE REHFELD
Signed 11/30/2022

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$14274.9M
-6.5% from 2016
Total participants
55,640
-0.4% from 2016
Average account balance
$259,666
-6.6% from 2016
Annual return
12.50%
-13.04 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry33 - Manufacturing
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort94 peers
Snapshot2021
Participant deferral / active EE
$9,920
median $7,803
Employer contribution / active EE
$6,219
median $4,368
Participation rate
98.2%
median 95.8%
Avg account balance
$259,666
median $166,140
Admin fee / account holder
$125
median $68
Annual return
12.50%
median 15.87%
Overall peer rank
54th 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 21 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
Service code 15 · EIN 82-1061233
Recordkeeping
$2,530,436
Service code 21 · EIN 94-3112180
Bank Trustee
$1,746,005
Service code 18 · EIN 81-4017137
Custodial (other than securities); Di...
$541,308
Service code 28 · EIN 22-2540245
Investment Management
$469,548
Service code 25 · EIN 13-5160382
Directed Trustee
$404,250
3M COMPANY7+ years
Service code 14 · EIN 41-0417775
Plan Administrator
$328,610
Service code 28 · EIN 30-0596331
Investment Management
$262,133
Service code 28 · EIN 27-4411131
Investment Management
$190,600
Service code 28 · EIN 33-0629048
Investment Management
$162,537
Service code 16 · EIN 22-2232264
Consulting
$79,417

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

2 tripped
  • OpportunityLow returns

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

  • InformationalHigh assets / participant

    Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$6.9M
$185 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$3M46.2%
  • Contract admin$3M36.8%
  • Other / not subdivided$1M17.0%
% of EOY assets
0.048%
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
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Auditor EIN
410746749
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified