Retirement plan

THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Name: ESTEE LAUDER, INC. - THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN (2021) 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 2021

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

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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)

$2832.5M

-9.7% from 2016

Total participants

19,335

-2.4% from 2016

Average account balance

$159,229

-7.3% from 2016

Annual return

18.04%

-6.47 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry33 - Manufacturing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants>=10,000

Cohort94 peers

Snapshot2021

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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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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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Service providers

Top 8 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
ARROWMARK PARTNERS5 years Service code 28 · EIN 39-2068140	Investment Management	$950,528
ALIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC5 years Filed as: ALIGHT SOLUTIONS Service code 15 · EIN 82-1061233	Recordkeeping	$821,266
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY5 years Filed as: THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY Service code 19 · EIN 36-1561860	Securities Custodian	$70,418
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC7+ years Filed as: TOWERS WATSON Service code 11 · EIN 26-0676603	Actuarial	$35,956
STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS1 year Service code 19 · EIN 81-4017137	Securities Custodian	$34,198
JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC7+ years Service code 52	Indirect Investment Fees	$0
JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC7+ years Filed as: JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INV Service code 24 · EIN 13-3200244	Discretionary Trustee	$0
JPMORGAN INVEST HOLDINGS LLC7+ years Filed as: JPMORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Service code 52	Indirect Investment Fees	$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

$1.9M

$169 / participant

Investment mgmt$999K52.4%
Contract admin$836K43.8%
Other / not subdivided$72K3.8%

% of EOY assets

0.067%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

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Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

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

Metric

This plan

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Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$159,229

$171,796-7.3%

$111,319+43.0%

$106,520+49.5%

Participation rate

86.3%

88.6%-2.3pp

77.3%+9.0pp

71.3%+15.0pp

Annual return

18.04%

18.62%-0.6pp

54.68%-36.6pp

19.28%-1.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$4,137

$4,687-11.7%

$2,732+51.4%

$2,840+45.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$7,884

$7,845+0.5%

$4,488+75.7%

$4,948+59.3%

Admin fee / account holder

$107

$69+54.6%

$7,966-98.7%

$75+43.9%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

ARROWMARK PARTNERS5 years

Service code 28 · EIN 39-2068140

Investment Management

$950,528

ALIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC5 years

Filed as: ALIGHT SOLUTIONS

Service code 15 · EIN 82-1061233

Recordkeeping

$821,266

NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY5 years

Filed as: THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY

Service code 19 · EIN 36-1561860

Securities Custodian

$70,418

WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC7+ years

Filed as: TOWERS WATSON

Service code 11 · EIN 26-0676603

Actuarial

$35,956

STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS1 year

Service code 19 · EIN 81-4017137

Securities Custodian

$34,198

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC7+ years

Service code 52

Indirect Investment Fees

JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC7+ years

Filed as: JP MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INV

Service code 24 · EIN 13-3200244

Discretionary Trustee

JPMORGAN INVEST HOLDINGS LLC7+ years

Filed as: JPMORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC

Service code 52

Indirect Investment Fees

THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

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