Retirement plan

THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Name: ESTEE LAUDER, INC. - THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN (2017) Form 5500
Creator: ESTEE LAUDER, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN, ESTEE LAUDER, INC.

ESTEE LAUDER, INC.EIN 13-1871348Plan #002PY 2017

28 W. 23RD STREET, 8TH FLOOR - NEW YORK, NY 10010212-572-4200LinkedIn10001+ employeescosmetics

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1 filing

#001Retirement-$912.9M assets

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Filed September 16, 1992

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.

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Total assets (EOY)

$1747.3M

-9.7% from 2016

Total participants

18,415

-2.4% from 2016

Average account balance

$107,456

-7.3% from 2016

Annual return

21.40%

-6.47 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry33 - Manufacturing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants>=10,000

Cohort88 peers

Snapshot2017

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$3.17B

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Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$176K

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Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

17,976

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Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

96.0%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$155.62M

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Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$16K

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Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+17.99%

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Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$96

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Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

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1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 10 of 11 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
AON CONSULTING1 year Filed as: AON HEWITT Service code 13 · EIN 36-2235791	Contract Administrator	$423,431
ALIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC1 year Filed as: ALIGHT SOLUTIONS Service code 15 · EIN 82-1061233	Recordkeeping	$388,821
ARROWMARK PARTNERS1 year Service code 28 100 FILLMORE STREET · DENVER, CO 80206	Investment Management	$181,706
STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS3+ years Filed as: STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CO Service code 19 · EIN 04-1867445	Securities Custodian	$136,922
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC3+ years Filed as: TOWERS WATSON Service code 11 · EIN 26-0676603	Actuarial	$136,080
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY1 year Filed as: THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY Service code 19 · EIN 36-1561860	Securities Custodian	$76,603
GRANT THORNTON LLP3+ years Service code 10 · EIN 03-6605558	Accounting	$61,155
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP1 year Service code 29 · EIN 94-1311126	Legal	$38,499
JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC3+ years Service code 52	Indirect Investment Fees	$0
JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC3+ years Filed as: JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INV Service code 27 · EIN 13-3200244	Advisory (Plan)	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K

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.

Opportunity flags

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Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$1.4M

$106 / participant

Investment mgmt$322K22.5%
Contract admin$844K59.0%
Other / not subdivided$264K18.5%

% of EOY assets

0.082%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm: GRANT THORNTON LLP
Auditor EIN: 036605558
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$107,456

$136,209-21.1%

$82,312+30.5%

$80,976+32.7%

Participation rate

84.1%

88.0%-3.9pp

76.9%+7.2pp

68.3%+15.8pp

Annual return

21.40%

21.54%-0.1pp

25.88%-4.5pp

22.91%-1.5pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,875

$3,633-20.9%

$2,428+18.4%

$2,402+19.7%

Participant deferral / active EE

$5,396

$6,693-19.4%

$3,706+45.6%

$3,848+40.2%

Admin fee / account holder

$88

$62+41.5%

$5,608-98.4%

$67+30.4%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

AON CONSULTING1 year

Filed as: AON HEWITT

Service code 13 · EIN 36-2235791

Contract Administrator

$423,431

ALIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC1 year

Filed as: ALIGHT SOLUTIONS

Service code 15 · EIN 82-1061233

Recordkeeping

$388,821

ARROWMARK PARTNERS1 year

Service code 28

100 FILLMORE STREET · DENVER, CO 80206

Investment Management

$181,706

STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS3+ years

Filed as: STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CO

Service code 19 · EIN 04-1867445

Securities Custodian

$136,922

WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC3+ years

Filed as: TOWERS WATSON

Service code 11 · EIN 26-0676603

Actuarial

$136,080

NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY1 year

Filed as: THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY

Service code 19 · EIN 36-1561860

Securities Custodian

$76,603

GRANT THORNTON LLP3+ years

Service code 10 · EIN 03-6605558

Accounting

$61,155

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP1 year

Service code 29 · EIN 94-1311126

Legal

$38,499

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC3+ years

Service code 52

Indirect Investment Fees

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC3+ years

Filed as: JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INV

Service code 27 · EIN 13-3200244

Advisory (Plan)

THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

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