Cadence Design Systems 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingCadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 77-0148231Updated Oct 2026

What Cadence Design Systems' 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $21.7M in employer contributions, about $3,690 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$355,192
Average account balance
5,961
Participants (end of year)
$2.1B
Plan assets (end of year)
0.05%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperEmpower Annuity Insurance Company OSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorBaker Tilly US, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗
Late participant contributionsReported on the filingSchedule H ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 283 defined-contribution plans in manufacturing with 5,000 to 9,999 participants.

Cadence Design Systems: employer contribution per participant$3,690
Peer median$2,895
Cadence Design Systems: average balance$355,192
Peer median$115,263
Cadence Design Systems: admin expenses ÷ assets0.05%
Peer median0.08%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $1.8B at the end of plan year 2021 to $2.1B at the end of plan year 2024.

$1.8B2021$1.5B2022$1.8B2023$2.1B2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Cadence Design Systems plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20245,961$2.1B$21.7M$3,6900.05%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20235,784$1.8B$21M$3,6860.06%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20225,618$1.5B$18.1M$3,3140.06%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20215,185$1.8B$17.9M$3,4970.06%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Cadence Design Systems match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $21.7M in employer contributions, about $3,690 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Cadence Design Systems 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Cadence Design Systems 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Empower Annuity Insurance Company O. The plan administrator is Cadence Design Systems Inc.

I left Cadence Design Systems. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Cadence Design Systems Inc, (408) 943-1234) or the recordkeeper, Empower Annuity Insurance Company O. The Cadence Design Systems old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Cadence Design Systems 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Cadence Design Systems filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Cadence Design Systems. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology