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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 401(K) PLAN

WELLS FARGO & COMPANYEIN 41-0449260Plan #002PY 2020
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MAC A0101-121, 420 MONTGOMERY STREET - SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104877-479-3557LinkedIn11-50 employees
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2 filings
#001Retirement-$12.32B assets#022Retirement-$55.3M assets
Prospect flagsLow returnsCorrective distributions

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
SCOTT KLISMET
Signed 09/30/2021
(877) 479-3557
Plan administrator signer
MARK HICKMAN
Signed 09/29/2021
Plan administrator entity
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
EIN 410449260
550 S. 4TH STREET, MAC N9310-110 · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55415
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$48782.5M
-6.7% from 2016
Total participants
331,848
-0.9% from 2016
Average account balance
$154,837
-5.0% from 2016
Annual return
3.59%
-6.12 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 1,039 peers
Peer group
Industryany (size+type match)
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort1,039 peers
Snapshot2020
Participant deferral / active EE
$7,649
median $3,766
Employer contribution / active EE
$4,304
median $1,663
Participation rate
92.9%
median 85.7%
Avg account balance
$154,837
median $66,836
Admin fee / account holder
$0
median $56
Annual return
3.59%
median 15.73%
Overall peer rank
65th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$57.89B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$234K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
247,396
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
95.1%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$2.77B
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$17K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+19.25%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$40
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 2 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
BLACK ROCK1 year
Service code 21 · EIN 94-3112180
Bank Trustee
$0
T. ROWE PRICE TRUST COMPANY6+ years
Service code 21 · EIN 52-1309931
Bank Trustee
$0

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 codes2E2F2H2J2K2P2T3F3H
Plan features
  • 2E
    Profit-sharing
    Profit-sharing plan.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

2 tripped
  • OpportunityLow returns

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

  • ComplianceCorrective distributions

    Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm
KPMG, LLP
Auditor EIN
135565207
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified