Retirement plan

MICROSOFT CORPORATION SAVINGS PLUS 401(K) PLAN

MICROSOFT CORPORATIONEIN 91-1144442Plan #001PY 2015
ONE MICROSOFT WAY - REDMOND, WA 980526399425-882-8080microsoft.comLinkedIn10001+ employeescomputer software
Prospect flagsNo flags tripped

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
FRED THIELE
Signed 07/29/2016
(425) 882-8080
Plan administrator signer
DANIEL GOFF
Signed 07/27/2016

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$13708.4M
-12.4% from 2016
Total participants
91,588
-5.4% from 2016
Average account balance
$158,678
-7.1% from 2016
Annual return
7.04%
-1.16 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry51 - Information
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort45 peers
Snapshot2015
Participant deferral / active EE
$14,231
median $4,044
Employer contribution / active EE
$4,103
median $2,161
Participation rate
91.7%
median 87.5%
Avg account balance
$158,678
median $87,544
Admin fee / account holder
$0
median $54
Annual return
7.04%
median 0.84%
Overall peer rank
84th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$65.65B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$369K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
177,887
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
95.5%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$4.15B
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$34K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+21.04%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$181
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 5 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
Service code 28 · EIN 91-1175902
1301 SECOND AVENUE · SEATTLE, WA 98101
Investment Management
$6,427,893
Service code 28 · EIN 30-0551775
875 E. WISCONSIN AVE., SUITE 800 · MILWAUKEE, WI 53202
Investment Management
$4,461,637
Service code 28 · EIN 30-0447847
6300 BEE CAVE ROAD · AUSTIN, TX 78746
Investment Management
$1,097,935
Service code 13 · EIN 04-2647786
P.O. BOX 770003 · CINCINNATI, OH 45277
Contract Administrator
$1,082,632
PIMCO1+ years
Service code 13 · EIN 33-0629048
840 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE · NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660
Contract Administrator
$429,429

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed January 12, 2006 (most recent of 3 filings on file)

This is a legacy paper filing. Plan administrator and contact details are recorded in the original filing, which has not been digitised into structured fields.

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2O2R
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.
  • 2O
    ESOP other than a leveraged ESOP
    Employee stock ownership plan that is not leveraged.
  • 2R
    Participant-directed brokerage accounts
    Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.

Opportunity flags

0 tripped
No flags tripped for this filing year. This plan looks clean.

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm
DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP
Auditor EIN
132781517
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified