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GOOGLE LLC 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

GOOGLE LLCEIN 77-0493581Plan #001PY 2024
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1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY - MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 940431351650-623-4000cutoutpath.comLinkedIn51-200 employeesgraphic design
Prospect flagsHigh assets / participantCorrective distributions

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(650) 623-4000
Plan administrator signer
KYLE COTRUFELLO
Signed 08/27/2025
Plan administrator entity
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
EIN 770493581
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$48738.1M
+13379721.7% from 2016
Total participants
155,598
+851466.7% from 2016
Average account balance
$315,177
+1483.3% from 2016
Annual return
16.74%
+2.09 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 39 peers
Peer group
Industry51 - Information
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort39 peers
Snapshot2024
Participant deferral / active EE
$30,920
median $10,277
Employer contribution / active EE
$10,615
median $5,169
Participation rate
99.2%
median 96.1%
Avg account balance
$315,177
median $169,051
Admin fee / account holder
$17
median $59
Annual return
16.74%
median 15.47%
Overall peer rank
88th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$48.74B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$315K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
154,637
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
99.2%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$4.75B
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$42K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+16.74%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$17
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 3 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
VANGUARD ADVISERS INC.4 years
Service code 26 · EIN 23-2811930
Advisory (Participants)
$1,907,041
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.10+ years
Service code 15 · EIN 23-1945930
Recordkeeping
$1,015,958
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.1 year
Service code 99 · EIN 94-1737782
Other Fees
$261,716

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2R2S2T3F3H
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.
  • 2S
    Automatic enrollment
    Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
  • 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
  • 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
$2.7M
$23 / participant
  • Other / not subdivided$3M100.0%
% of EOY assets
0.006%
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
CROWE LLP
Auditor EIN
350921680
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified