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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY CASH BALANCE PLAN

WELLS FARGO & COMPANYEIN 41-0449260Plan #001PY 2015
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MAC A0109-080, 333 MARKET ST, 8TH FLOOR - SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105415-894-2928LinkedIn11-50 employees
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1 filing
#002Retirement-$37.15B assets
Prospect flagsLow returns

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
MARK MARKIEWICZ
Signed 09/16/2016
(415) 894-2928
Plan administrator signer
JUSTIN C. THORNTON
Signed 09/16/2016
Plan administrator entity
DIRECTOR OF HR WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
EIN 410449260
MAC N9310-110, 550 S. 4TH STREET · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55415
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$10311.4M
-0.3% from 2016
Total participants
255,901
+4.4% from 2016
Average account balance
$0
No prior year
Annual return
-2.75%
-9.53 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 209 peers
Peer group
Industryany (size+type match)
Plan typeDefined benefit
Participants>=10,000
Cohort209 peers
Snapshot2015
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $28
Employer contribution / active EE
$12,550
median $5,273
Participation rate
0.0%
median 0.0%
Avg account balance
$0
median $47,522
Admin fee / account holder
$0
median $275
Annual return
-2.75%
median -0.88%
Overall peer rank
41st percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$8.28B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$50K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
125,285
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
$570.00M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$8K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+2.01%
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

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$5,912,015
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$4,345,863
GENESIS GROUP1+ years
Service code 28 · EIN 98-0425770
Investment Management
$1,667,017
MFS INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS1+ years
Service code 28 · EIN 02-0507414
Investment Management
$1,584,980
JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MGMT INC1+ years
Service code 27 · EIN 13-3200244
Advisory (Plan)
$1,522,509
NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC1+ years
Service code 28 · EIN 48-1140940
Investment Management
$1,131,177
AKSIA1+ years
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Investment Management
$976,982
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT1+ years
Service code 28 · EIN 23-2772200
Investment Management
$947,015
PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT1+ years
Service code 28 · EIN 22-2540245
Investment Management
$913,085
ARTISAN PARTNERS1+ years
Service code 51 · EIN 30-0551775
Investment Mgmt Fees
$855,482

Enrolled actuary

1 attachment
SB

J. ASHLEY LONG

HEWITT ASSOCIATES LLC
Enrollment #1407146
1111 METROPOLITAN AVE, SUITE 400
CHARLOTTE, NC 28204
(704) 343-4100
Signed 2016-08-29

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed December 29, 1993 (most recent of 2 filings on file)

This is a legacy paper filing. Plan administrator and contact details are recorded in the original filing, which has not been digitised into structured fields.

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Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes1C1E1I3H
Plan features
  • 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).
  • 1E
    Section 401(h) arrangement
    Plan contains separate accounts under Code section 401(h) to provide employee health benefits.
  • 1I
    Frozen plan
    As of the last day of the plan year the plan provides that no participant will get any new benefit accrual whether because of service or compensation.
  • 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
$71.7M
$706 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$22M30.3%
  • Contract admin$11M14.9%
  • Other / not subdivided$39M54.8%
% of EOY assets
0.695%
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
KPMG, LLP
Auditor EIN
135565207
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Disclaimer