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Whole Foods Market, Inc.

74-1989366· Austin, TX· Fidelity· 2025 filing· vs 9 plans your size
C
0/100
Overall grade

Middle of the pack, with clear ways to do better.

D
Fees
C
Financial Wellness
A
Plan design
D
Compliance
Fees

Your plan pays around 15 bps of assets per year. Similar plans pay around 9 bps. Your plan is pricier than most similar plans.

D
cheaper65th percentilepricier
Financial Wellness

Middle-of-the-pack savings. Employees put away $2,576/employee a year. That's about average for plans this size.

C
lower46th percentilehigher
Plan design

Covers the basics. A few high-impact features are missing.

A
Employer match
The plan matches employee contributions, the single strongest driver of participation and savings.
Profit sharing
The employer also makes profit-sharing contributions on top of the match.
Automatic enrollment
New hires are enrolled by default. Plans with auto-enroll see much higher participation.
Safe harbor not reported
The filing does not establish whether this plan uses a safe harbor design, so it does not affect the grade.
Default investment (QDIA)
Employees who never pick investments land in a sensible default, usually a target-date fund, instead of cash.
Brokerage window
Employees can invest beyond the core fund menu through a self-directed brokerage account.
Compliance & health

1 critical issue on the latest filing. These need attention.

D
Failed IRS fairness test
The plan failed its annual IRS fairness test and had to refund contributions to higher-paid employees. A safe harbor design eliminates this problem entirely.
Fidelity bond below 10% of BOY assets, ERISA 412 violation
The reported ERISA fidelity bond is below the 10%-of-assets guideline based on beginning-of-year assets. Fast-growing plans can look under-bonded on paper; confirm against the plan's current bond coverage.
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Key insights

  • Strongest area: plan design. Covers the basics. A few high-impact features are missing.
  • Best place to improve: compliance & health. 1 critical issue on the latest filing. These need attention.
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