Retirement plan

ARAMCO U.S. SAVINGS PLAN

ARAMCO SHARED BENEFITS COMPANYEIN 84-4364434Plan #002PY 2021
1200 SMITH STREET, 36TH FLOOR, ATTN TAX COUNSEL - HOUSTON, TX 77002713-432-4000
Other plans on this EIN
1 filing
Prospect flagsHigh assets / participant

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(713) 432-4000
Plan administrator signer
RONALD M. CHARLES
Signed 10/06/2022

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$3047.5M
-9.1% from 2020
Total participants
3,793
+4.2% from 2020
Average account balance
$815,932
-13.4% from 2020
Annual return
15.15%
+3.28 pp from 2020

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry21 - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants1,000-4,999
Cohort65 peers
Snapshot2021
Participant deferral / active EE
$25,047
median $6,113
Employer contribution / active EE
$16,143
median $4,226
Participation rate
96.8%
median 93.2%
Avg account balance
$815,932
median $110,441
Admin fee / account holder
$21
median $90
Annual return
15.15%
median 14.34%
Overall peer rank
84th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2019 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$2.89B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$793K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
3,644
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
96.7%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$81.16M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$46K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+15.49%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$21
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 1 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
Service code 15 · EIN 23-1945930
455 DEVON PARK DRIVE · WAYNE, PA 19087
Recordkeeping
$77,167

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2S2T3H
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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • InformationalHigh assets / participant

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

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$77K
$43 / participant
  • Other / not subdivided$77K100.0%
% of EOY assets
0.003%
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
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Auditor EIN
134008324
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified