Retirement plan

DELL INC. 401(K) PLAN

DELL INC.dba C/O NICKI HUSCHKAEIN 74-2487834Plan #001PY 2016
ONE DELL WAY, RR1-33 - ROUND ROCK, TX 78682512-338-4400
Other plans on this EIN
1 filing
Prospect flagsLow returnsCorrective distributions

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(512) 338-4400
Plan administrator signer
JANET M. BAWCOM
Signed 09/20/2017
Plan administrator entity
DELL INC.
EIN 742487834

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$4941.1M
-6.7% from 2016
Total participants
46,565
+5.6% from 2016
Average account balance
$121,453
-11.8% from 2016
Annual return
5.39%
-6.50 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry33 - Manufacturing
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort85 peers
Snapshot2016
Participant deferral / active EE
$8,069
median $6,390
Employer contribution / active EE
$4,774
median $3,656
Participation rate
83.1%
median 94.0%
Avg account balance
$121,453
median $129,246
Admin fee / account holder
$118
median $52
Annual return
5.39%
median 8.87%
Overall peer rank
38th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$14.67B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$268K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
54,777
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
89.6%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$792.51M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$22K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+14.08%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$76
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 26 · EIN 94-3250323
Advisory (Participants)
$2,860,270
Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786
Loan Processing
$891,563
MERCER2+ years
Service code 16 · EIN 61-0736136
Consulting
$251,380
Service code 10 · EIN 13-4008324
Accounting
$117,850
Service code 16 · EIN 74-1164324
Consulting
$115,740
Service code 10 · EIN 13-3891517
Accounting
$45,743
Service code 16 · EIN 20-3001362
Consulting
$32,856

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed April 21, 2017 (most recent of 2 filings on file)

Plans declared (1)

  • Dell Deferred Compensation Plan77 emp

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K
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.

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).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$4.8M
$138 / participant
  • Other / not subdivided$5M100.0%
% of EOY assets
0.097%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
0 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm
PRICEWATERSHOUSE COOPERS
Auditor EIN
134008324
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified