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Willis Towers Watson US LLC401(k)

WILLIS TOWERS WATSON SAVINGS PLAN FOR U.S. EMPLOYEES · ARLINGTON, VA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.05%

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

Willis Towers Watson US LLC reported $1,989,292 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.05% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,921 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.05%. The plan sits in the over $1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,229 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 13th-largest of 2,266 plans among Virginia employers on file, and the 34th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $2.32 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,470,229,128
Participants with balances23,815
Active participants15,893
Employer contributions$62,309,592
Employee contributions$144,637,046
Employer contribution per active participant$3,921
Average account balance$187,706
Benefits paid to participants$408,406,095
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$4.5B · 23,815 accts · $62.3M emplr
2023$4.1B · 24,392 accts · $47.3M emplr
2022$3.6B · 24,828 accts · $51.8M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$873,728
Investment management$1,115,564
Total administrative$1,989,292
The Willis Towers Watson US LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,921
Median for plans this size$5,259
2024$3,921 per active participant
2023$2,866 per active participant
2022$3,082 per active participant

Willis Towers Watson US LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran below 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 · 20242
EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY · Recordkeeping$873,728
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$1,115,564

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Empower, Transamerica
2023Empower

This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left Willis Towers Watson US LLC before a switch, your account may sit at the earlier firm or in a rollover IRA. Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024$1,989,292 · 0.05%
2023$1,857,102 · 0.05%
2022$1,808,465 · 0.04%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 530181291 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.