Pixar 401(k) Review & Grade
Pixar Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan
Emeryville, CAInformation1,234 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$2,111Employer $ per active participant
$21,206Employee $ saved per active participant
0.02%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$634.2MNet plan assets, end of year
$350,213Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity17.2 / 5034th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost24.1 / 2596th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving14.7 / 1598th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score66 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Information plans with 500–2,499 active participants (310 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 34th |
| Lower admin cost | 96th |
| Employee saving | 98th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
No red flags were reported on this filing's compliance questions.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Pixar put in about $2,111 per active participant, below the typical peer ($2,829). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $2,604,483 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $26,168,485 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $786,505 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $97,533 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $58,900 |
| Benefits paid out | $42,215,181 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $557.0M / $634.2M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,345 / 1,123 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,811 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Miller Kaplan Arase & Co.,llp |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Schwab Retirement Plan Services,inc | $64,929 reported compensation |
| City National Bank | $32,605 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251013113409NAL0000551219001, received 2025-10-13, EIN 68-0086179, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.