Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Vmware, Inc.401(k)

VMWARE INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN · PALO ALTO, CA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.01%

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

Vmware, Inc. reported $389,512 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.01% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $8,534 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.010% to 0.011%. The plan sits in the over $1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,075 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 36th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 36th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2023, employees put in $2.59 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,128,856,617
Participants with balances22,099
Active participants14,347
Employer contributions$122,441,746
Employee contributions$317,524,984
Employer contribution per active participant$8,534
Average account balance$186,835
Benefits paid to participants$283,724,982
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMOSS ADAMS
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$0
2023$4.1B · 22,099 accts · $122.4M emplr
2022$3.2B · 23,199 accts · $129.4M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$389,512
Total administrative$389,512
The Vmware, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$8,534
Median for plans this size$5,237
2023$8,534 per active participant
2022$8,418 per active participant

Vmware, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above the $5,237 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20231
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$485,581

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

Administrative cost history3
2024Not separately reported
2023$389,512 · 0.01%
2022$336,025 · 0.01%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 943292913 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.