Retirement plan

NORDSTROM 401K PLAN

NORDSTROM, INC.EIN 91-0515058Plan #001PY 2018
1700 7TH AVE, SUITE 1000 - SEATTLE, WA 98101206-628-2111nordstrom.comLinkedIn10001+ employeesretail
Other plans on this EIN
1 filing
Prospect flagsLow participationCorrective distributions

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(206) 628-2111
Plan administrator entity
NORDSTROM 401K PLAN RETIREMENT COMMITTEE
EIN 910979776
(206) 303-2410

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$3152M
-6.0% from 2016
Total participants
111,397
+0.4% from 2016
Average account balance
$39,277
-3.5% from 2016
Annual return
-4.37%
-11.44 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry45 - Retail Trade
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort42 peers
Snapshot2018
Participant deferral / active EE
$1,654
median $941
Employer contribution / active EE
$1,211
median $429
Participation rate
61.6%
median 44.2%
Avg account balance
$39,277
median $31,756
Admin fee / account holder
$95
median $51
Annual return
-4.37%
median -4.30%
Overall peer rank
59th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$4.30B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$42K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
102,382
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
87.9%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$259.31M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$4K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+12.22%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$108
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 13 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
Service code 15 · EIN 82-1061233
Recordkeeping
$2,790,335
DODGE & COX4+ years
Service code 28 · EIN 94-1441976
Investment Management
$1,744,425
Service code 28 · EIN 47-2614791
Investment Management
$921,975
Service code 21 · EIN 13-5160382
Bank Trustee
$722,919
Service code 28 · EIN 06-1440627
Investment Management
$597,002
Service code 26 · EIN 82-1061233
Advisory (Participants)
$538,175
Service code 16 · EIN 94-2192581
Consulting
$217,833
MOSS ADAMS3 years
Service code 10 · EIN 91-0189318
Accounting
$75,058
Service code 11 · EIN 53-0182129
Actuarial
$36,315
Service code 59 · EIN 13-2741729
Shareholder Servicing
$23,248

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed June 19, 2020 (most recent of 3 filings on file)

Plans declared (4)

  • Nordstrom Directors Deferred Compensation Plan9 emp
  • Nordstrom Deferred Compensation Plan488 emp
  • Nordstrom Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan8 emp
  • Nordstrom, Inc. Executive Severance Plan10 emp

Total covered: 515 employees

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2A2F2G2J2K2R2S2T3H
Plan features
  • 2A
    Age/service weighted or new comparability plan
    Age/service weighted plan where allocations are based on age service or age and service; or new comparability or similar plan where allocations are based on participant classifications consisting entirely or predominantly of highly compensated employees or the plan provides an additional allocation rate on compensation above a specified threshold that exceeds the permitted disparity limits of Code section 401(l).
  • 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.
  • 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
  • OpportunityLow participation

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

  • ComplianceCorrective distributions

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

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$7.7M
$94 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$4M52.0%
  • Contract admin$3M36.4%
  • Other / not subdivided$886K11.6%
% of EOY assets
0.243%
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
MOSS ADAMS LLP
Auditor EIN
910189318
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified