Essity North America 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingEssity North America Investment & Retirement Plan · Plan 002 · EIN 23-3061590Updated Oct 2026

What Essity North America'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 $23.7M in employer contributions, about $4,862 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$187,558
Average account balance
4,946
Participants (end of year)
$913M
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 Investments InstitutionalSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorTorrillo and Associates LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 1,619 defined-contribution plans in manufacturing with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Essity North America: employer contribution per participant$4,862
Peer median$2,413
Essity North America: average balance$187,558
Peer median$86,456
Essity North America: admin expenses ÷ assets0.02%
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 $959M at the end of plan year 2021 to $913M at the end of plan year 2024.

$959M2021$801M2022$903M2023$913M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Essity North America plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20244,946$913M$23.7M$4,8620.02%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20236,378$903M$27.6M$4,3930.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20226,210$801M$25.5M$4,1350.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20215,757$959M$24.3M$4,2490.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Essity North America plans (3)

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

Essity North America Hrly Pension Plan for Collectively Bargained Ees at Menasha and Neenah

Plan 005 · EIN 23-3061590 · plan year 2024 filing
$124,362
Average account balance
1,189
Participants (end of year)
$148M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.13%
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.

RecordkeeperThe Vanguard Group, Inc.Schedule C ↗
Independent auditorTorrillo & Associates, LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Wausau Paper Corp. Retirement Plan

Plan 012 · EIN 23-3061590 · plan year 2024 filing
$70,164
Average account balance
1,510
Participants (end of year)
$106M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.19%
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.

RecordkeeperConrad SiegelSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorTorrillo & Associates, LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

Essity North America Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Plan 001 · EIN 23-3061590 · plan year 2024 filing
$48,222
Average account balance
731
Participants (end of year)
$35.3M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.34%
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.

RecordkeeperConrad SiegelSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorTorrillo & Associates, LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Essity North America match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Essity North America Investment & Retirement Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $23.7M in employer contributions, about $4,862 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Essity North America 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Essity North America Investment & Retirement Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Essity North America 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Fidelity Investments Institutional. The plan administrator is Essity Benefits Steering Committee.

I left Essity North America. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Essity Benefits Steering Committee, (610) 546-4920) or the recordkeeper, Fidelity Investments Institutional. The Essity North America old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Essity North America 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Essity North America 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 Essity North America. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology