Retirement plan
DISNEY SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANYEIN 95-4545390Plan #011PY 2016
500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET - BURBANK, CA 915217490818-560-2611
Prospect flagsLow returnsCorrective distributions
Filing contacts
From the Form 5500, federal recordPlan administrator signer
JEFFREY SHAPIRO
Signed 10/05/2017
Summary metrics
Total assets (EOY)
$6209.8M
-4.1% from 2016
Total participants
56,988
-0.7% from 2016
Average account balance
$124,481
-1.2% from 2016
Annual return
4.45%
-1.28 pp from 2016
Benchmarks
Peer group
Industry51 - Information
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort44 peers
Snapshot2016
67
Participant deferral / active EE
$6,897
median $4,870
33
Employer contribution / active EE
$1,511
median $2,046
37
Participation rate
83.0%
median 89.5%
77
Avg account balance
$124,481
median $91,041
81
Admin fee / account holder
$5
median $56
12
Annual return
4.45%
median 8.91%
Overall peer rank
51of 100
51st percentileavg across 6 metrics
Analytics
2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$12.73B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$175K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
72,525
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
94.5%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$666.38M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$13K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+16.61%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$15
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
| Provider | Service type | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
Service code 14 · EIN 04-2647786 | Plan Administrator | $241,339 |
Top hat statement on fileNQDC
Filed February 12, 2026 (most recent of 2 filings on file)
Plan administrator
Plans declared (1)
- Disney Executive Severance Pay Plan1 emp
Plan features & details
Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2O2T3F3H
Plan features
- 2EProfit-sharingProfit-sharing plan.
- 2FERISA section 404(c) planThis plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
- 2GTotal participant-directed account planParticipants 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.
- 2JCode section 401(k) featureCash 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.
- 2KCode section 401(m) arrangementEmployee 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.
- 2OESOP other than a leveraged ESOPEmployee stock ownership plan that is not leveraged.
- 2TDefault investment accountTotal or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
- 3FLeased employeesPlan sponsor(s) received services of leased employees as defined in Code section 414(n) during the plan year.
- 3HControlled group memberPlan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).
Opportunity flags
2 tripped
- OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
- ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).
Expense breakdown
Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$248K
$6 / participant
- Other / not subdivided$248K100.0%
% of EOY assets
0.004%
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