Retirement plan

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANYEIN 74-1563240Plan #003PY 2015
1450 EMPIRE CENTRAL DRIVE - DALLAS, TX 75247214-722-4251southwest.comLinkedIn10001+ employeesairlines/aviation
Prospect flagsHigh assets / participantCorrective distributions

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(214) 722-4251
Plan administrator signer
MIKE HAYNES
Signed 09/29/2016

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$3625.4M
-12.5% from 2016
Total participants
8,579
-4.0% from 2016
Average account balance
$432,314
-7.8% from 2016
Annual return
11.18%
+0.21 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry48 - Transportation and Warehousing
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants5,000-9,999
Cohort37 peers
Snapshot2015
Participant deferral / active EE
$17,741
median $2,684
Employer contribution / active EE
$16,076
median $1,154
Participation rate
97.6%
median 74.2%
Avg account balance
$432,314
median $40,321
Admin fee / account holder
$195
median $62
Annual return
11.18%
median 0.44%
Overall peer rank
79th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$11.62B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$895K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
12,980
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
99.1%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$744.90M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$64K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+24.26%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$596
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 7 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
Service code 13 · EIN 74-2279754
Contract Administrator
$460,034
Service code 16 · EIN 91-1320111
Consulting
$126,667
Service code 27 · EIN 91-1320111
Advisory (Plan)
$79,689
Service code 23 · EIN 45-3957469
Direct payment from the plan; Insuran...
$54,597
Service code 28 · EIN 75-2904993
Investment Management
$19,500
Service code 33 · EIN 94-1737782
Securities brokerage; Securities brok...
$7,131
Service code 59
Shareholder Servicing
$0

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed January 13, 2015 (most recent of 3 filings on file)

Plans declared (1)

  • Southwest Airlines Co. Deferred Compensation Plan for Senior Leadership and Non-Employee Members.. .7 emp

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2R3H
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.
  • 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)).

Opportunity flags

2 tripped
  • ComplianceCorrective distributions

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

  • InformationalHigh assets / participant

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

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$1.6M
$200 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$229K14.0%
  • Other / not subdivided$1M86.0%
% of EOY assets
0.045%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
1 / 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
WAGNER, EUBANK, & NICHOLS, LLP
Auditor EIN
752904993
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Disclaimer