Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

The Charles Schwab Corporation401(k) + ESOP (KSOP)

SCHWABPLAN RETIREMENT SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN · WESTLAKE, TX · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.05%

Peer grade: B · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

The Charles Schwab Corporation reported $4,368,440 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.05% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $6,786 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.048% to 0.052%. The plan sits in the over $1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,229 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is the 14th-largest of 5,688 plans among Texas employers on file, and the 23rd of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, employees put in $1.92 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$8,932,117,605
Participants with balances43,060
Active participants32,145
Employer contributions$218,128,123
Employee contributions$419,375,550
Employer contribution per active participant$6,786
Average account balance$207,434
Benefits paid to participants$796,932,612
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$8.9B · 43,060 accts · $218.1M emplr
2023$8.0B · 43,969 accts · $232.8M emplr
2022$6.6B · 42,937 accts · $216.4M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$264,318
Investment management$4,104,122
Total administrative$4,368,440
The The Charles Schwab Corporation 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$6,786
Median for plans this size$5,259
2024$6,786 per active participant
2023$6,807 per active participant
2022$6,381 per active participant

The Charles Schwab Corporation's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $5,259 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 202412
SCHWAB RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES · Recordkeeping · Investment advisory (participants)$2,750,314
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC. · Securities brokerage$319,890
CREATIVE PLANNING LLC · Investment advisory (participants)$130,966
MARINER LLC · Investment advisory (participants)$121,513
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC · Investment advisory (participants)$112,782
MAIN STREET RESEARCH LLC · Investment advisory (participants)$62,562
PRIVATE OCEAN · Investment advisory (participants)$55,519
DOUGLAS LANE & ASSOCIATES LLC · Investment advisory (participants)$49,416
JMG FINANCIAL GROUP LTD · Investment advisory (participants)$48,419
COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC · Investment advisory (participants)$38,673
CORIENT PRIVATE WEALTH LLC · Investment advisory (participants)$37,260
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (participants)$35,516

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Charles Schwab
2023Charles Schwab

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Administrative cost history3
2024$4,368,440 · 0.05%
2023$3,617,082 · 0.05%
2022$3,378,391 · 0.05%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 943025021 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.