Weyerhaeuser Company 401(k) Review & Grade
Weyerhaeuser 401(k) Plan
Seattle, WAManufacturing7,886 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$4,303Employer $ per active participant
$7,690Employee $ saved per active participant
0.04%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$2.4BNet plan assets, end of year
$180,080Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity31.8 / 5064th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost20.8 / 2583th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving9.8 / 1565th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score72 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 2,500–9,999 active participants (566 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 64th |
| Lower admin cost | 83th |
| Employee saving | 65th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 70% |
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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
- Weyerhaeuser put in about $4,303 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($3,452). Contribute at least enough to collect the full match. Skipping it leaves part of your pay on the table.
- 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 | $33,935,000 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $60,646,000 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $4,599,000 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $966,000 |
| Other admin expenses | $966,000 |
| Benefits paid out | $262,501,000 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $2.3B / $2.4B |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 7,871 / 7,901 |
| Participants with account balances | 13,453 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Baker Tilly US, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | $701,037 reported compensation |
| Vanguard Advisers Inc. | $307,112 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250908114157NAL0032626672001, received 2025-09-08, EIN 91-0470860, plan #035, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.