Cleveland-Cliffs Steel 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingThe Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C · Plan 007 · EIN 31-1267098Updated Oct 2026

What Cleveland-Cliffs Steel's 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 $13.2M in employer contributions, about $2,646 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$121,237
Average account balance
5,029
Participants (end of year)
$604M
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.

RecordkeeperFidelity Inv Inst Operations LLCSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorMeaden & Moore, Ltd. (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 1,622 defined-contribution plans in manufacturing with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel: employer contribution per participant$2,646
Peer median$2,413
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel: average balance$121,237
Peer median$86,434
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel: admin expenses ÷ assets0.05%
Peer median0.12%

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 $536M at the end of plan year 2023 to $604M at the end of plan year 2024.

$536M2023$604M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Cleveland-Cliffs Steel plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20245,029$604M$13.2M$2,6460.05%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20235,188$536M$12.3M$2,4030.05%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Cleveland-Cliffs Steel plans (3)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan a

Plan 005 · EIN 31-1267098 · plan year 2024 filing
$243,352
Average account balance
3,218
Participants (end of year)
$783M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.02%
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.

RecordkeeperFidelity Inv Inst Operations LLCSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorMeaden & Moore, Ltd. (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan B

Plan 016 · EIN 31-1267098 · plan year 2024 filing
$211,832
Average account balance
27
Participants (end of year)
$5.5M
Plan assets (end of year)
<0.01%
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.

Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Cleveland-Cliffs Combined Pension Plan

Plan 003 · EIN 31-1267098 · plan year 2024 filing
$133,245
Average account balance
11,040
Participants (end of year)
$1.5B
Plan assets (end of year)
0.39%
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.

RecordkeeperBNY MellonSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorMeaden & Moore, Ltd. (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Cleveland-Cliffs Steel match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $13.2M in employer contributions, about $2,646 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Cleveland-Cliffs Steel 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation Thrift Plan C is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Cleveland-Cliffs Steel 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Fidelity Inv Inst Operations LLC. The plan administrator is Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. Investment Cmte.

I left Cleveland-Cliffs Steel. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. Investment Cmte, (513) 425-5000) or the recordkeeper, Fidelity Inv Inst Operations LLC. The Cleveland-Cliffs Steel old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Cleveland-Cliffs Steel 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Cleveland-Cliffs Steel filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 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 Cleveland-Cliffs Steel. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology