Yahoo Holdings Inc 401(k) Review & Grade
Yahoo 401(k) Savings Plan
New York, NYInformation4,198 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$11,721Employer $ per active participant
$18,990Employee $ saved per active participant
0.03%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$1.2BNet plan assets, end of year
$308,897Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity50.0 / 50100th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost22.1 / 2588th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving13.5 / 1590th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score93 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Information plans with 2,500–9,999 active participants (60 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 100th |
| Lower admin cost | 88th |
| Employee saving | 90th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 63% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $9,166 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Yahoo Holdings put in about $11,721 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($3,691). 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 | $49,205,721 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $79,720,459 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $22,050,617 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $360,469 |
| Contract administrator fees | $900 |
| Other admin expenses | $141,915 |
| Benefits paid out | $110,280,704 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $982.3M / $1.2B |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 4,480 / 3,916 |
| Participants with account balances | 3,848 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Caron and Bletzer, PLLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $218,554 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250926091633NAL0009948160001, received 2025-09-26, EIN 81-3443155, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.