Retirement plan

COSTCO 1165E PLAN

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONEIN 91-1223280Plan #005PY 2017
999 LAKE DRIVE - ISSAQUAH, WA 98027425-313-8100costco.comLinkedIn10001+ employeesretail
Other plans on this EIN
1 filing
Prospect flagsNo flags tripped

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor & administrator signer
MONICA D. SMITH
Signed 06/27/2018
(425) 313-8100

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$58.5M
-15.3% from 2016
Total participants
1,184
+4.9% from 2016
Average account balance
$50,115
-18.5% from 2016
Annual return
20.79%
-6.51 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry45 - Retail Trade
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants1,000-4,999
Cohort101 peers
Snapshot2017
Participant deferral / active EE
$2,364
median $1,347
Employer contribution / active EE
$2,596
median $538
Participation rate
98.5%
median 55.5%
Avg account balance
$50,115
median $32,420
Admin fee / account holder
$0
median $48
Annual return
20.79%
median 17.79%
Overall peer rank
82nd percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$127.17M
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$88K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
1,452
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
98.4%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$11.38M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$8K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+11.83%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$44
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
Recordkeeping
$0

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed September 30, 1992 (most recent of 2 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 codes2E2F2G2H2I2J2K2S2T3C3H
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.
  • 2H
    Partial participant-directed account plan
    Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of a portion of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
  • 2I
    Stock bonus
    Stock bonus plan.
  • 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.
  • 3C
    Plan not intended to be qualified
    A plan not intended to be qualified under Code sections 401 403 or 408.
  • 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

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
KPMG LLP
Auditor EIN
135565207
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified