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WALMART 401(K) PLAN

WALMART INC.EIN 71-0415188Plan #003PY 2022
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508 SW 8TH STREET - BENTONVILLE, AR 727160295800-421-1362walmart.comLinkedIn10001+ employeesretail
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2 filings
#004Retirement-$148.5M assets#006Retirement-$3.6M assets
Prospect flagsLow participation

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(800) 421-1362
Plan administrator signer
HOGANTAYLOR LLP PREPARER
Signed 09/12/2022
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$38444.8M
-14.0% from 2017
Total participants
1,946,270
-3.8% from 2017
Average account balance
$36,564
-15.6% from 2017
Annual return
10.29%
-21.94 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

See 40 peers
Peer group
Industry45 - Retail Trade
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort40 peers
Snapshot2022
Participant deferral / active EE
$1,178
median $1,351
Employer contribution / active EE
$851
median $690
Participation rate
47.0%
median 37.5%
Avg account balance
$36,564
median $38,162
Admin fee / account holder
$32
median $54
Annual return
10.29%
median -15.91%
Overall peer rank
65th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2016 - 2025
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$50.79B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$44K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
1,161,254
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
51.6%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$4.39B
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$3K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+21.40%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$36
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 11 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER SMITH I6 years
Service code 13 · EIN 13-5674085
Contract Administrator
$20,198,631
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO NA7+ years
Service code 28 · EIN 94-3112180
Investment Management
$2,472,041
LOOMIS SAYLES6 years
Service code 28 · EIN 04-3200030
Investment Management
$1,861,776
VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MGMT3 years
Service code 28 · EIN 04-3304963
Investment Management
$1,838,842
NUVEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT3 years
Service code 28 · EIN 27-4357327
Investment Management
$1,817,590
WELLINGTON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.5 years
Service code 28 · EIN 04-2755549
Investment Management
$1,503,629
D.F. DENT AND COMPANY, INC.3 years
Service code 28 · EIN 52-1045317
Investment Management
$1,279,812
RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC3 years
Service code 28 · EIN 43-1992528
Investment Management
$1,095,502
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY7+ years
Service code 21 · EIN 36-1561860
Bank Trustee
$863,694
JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC7+ years
Service code 28 · EIN 13-3200244
Investment Management
$590,191

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed February 24, 2012 (most recent of 3 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 codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3H2O
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).
  • 2G
    Total participant-directed account plan
    Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all 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.
  • 2O
    ESOP other than a leveraged ESOP
    Employee stock ownership plan that is not leveraged.
  • 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.
  • 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 participation

    Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$33.8M
$20 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$13M37.6%
  • Contract admin$20M59.8%
  • Other / not subdivided$864K2.6%
% of EOY assets
0.088%
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
ERNST & YOUNG, LLP
Auditor EIN
346565596
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified