Hilton Domestic Operating 401(k) match, vesting and fees
What Hilton Domestic Operating's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions
The Employer makes matching contributions in an amount equal to 100% of the first 3%, plus 50% of the next 2% of a participant's compensation that is contributed.
Quoted directly from the filing. Plan terms may have changed; check your current Summary Plan Description.
Plan features
Indented passages are quoted word for word from the audit report; plan terms may have changed since, so check your current Summary Plan Description.
| Employer match | Quoted from the filing above | Audit report, p. 52 ↗ |
| Match vesting | All elective contributions, Employer's matching contributions, and investment earnings are 100% vested at all times. | Audit report, p. 52 ↗ |
| Automatic enrollment | The Plan was amended on January 1, 2019 to revise for eligible employees of the Plan to automatically be enrolled and deemed to have elected to contribute one percent (1%) of compensation to the Plan each payroll period, unless affirmative election otherwise is made prior to the date of eligibility, as well as amended on January 1, 2020 to allow a participant to elect a hardship withdrawal to pay for expenses and losses incurred as a result of a disaster declared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), provided that the participant's principal residence or principal place of employment at the time of the disaster was located in an area designated by FEMA for individual assistance with respect to the disaster. | Audit report, p. 51 ↗ |
| Roth contributions | Participants may make pre-tax and Roth contributions, in the aggregate, from 1% to 75% of their compensation each year, up to a statutory maximum of $23,000 ($30,500 for participants 50 years old or older), as determined by the IRS. | Audit report, p. 52 ↗ |
| Loans | Each participant may borrow from their account a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum of the lesser of $50,000 reduced by the outstanding balance of other loans, or 50% of the value of the vested balance. Loan transactions are treated as transfers to or from the account from which they are made. Loan terms range up to five years, unless the loan is used for the purchase of a primary residence, in which case the loan term is up to 15 years. Each loan is secured by the balance in the participant's account. Loans bear interest at a fixed rate equal to the prime rate on the last day of the month preceding the month in which the loan is made. Principal and interest are payable in equal installments over the loan term. A loan that is in default is generally treated as a taxable distribution from the Plan for the entire outstanding balance of the loan (a "deemed distribution"). | Audit report, p. 52 ↗ |
| Recordkeeper | T Rowe Price Rps Inc | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Cherry Bekaert LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | 401(k) · Active | Form 5500 ↗ |
All rows are from the plan year 2024 filing; plan features from its audit report.
How the plan compares
Plan year 2024 medians for 19 defined-contribution plans in accommodation and food services with 10,000 to 49,999 participants.
| Hilton Domestic Operating: employer contribution per participant | $1,604 | |
| Peer median | $1,270 |
| Hilton Domestic Operating: average balance | $71,246 | |
| Peer median | $40,457 |
| Hilton Domestic Operating: admin expenses ÷ assets | 0.08% | |
| Peer median | 0.13% |
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 $2B at the end of plan year 2023 to $2.3B at the end of plan year 2024.
| Plan year | Participants | Assets | Employer contributions | Per participant | Admin expense ratio | Match formula | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36,894 | $2.3B | $51.7M | $1,604 | 0.08% | Quoted in the audit report, p. 52 ↗ | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2023 | 36,972 | $2B | $45.7M | $1,464 | 0.09% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
Other Hilton Domestic Operating plans (1)
Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.
Hilton Hotels Retirement Plan
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.
| Recordkeeper | Telus | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Cherry Bekaert LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | Pension (defined benefit) · Frozen | Form 5500 ↗ |
Common questions
Does Hilton Domestic Operating match 401(k) contributions?
The audit report attached to the Hilton 401(k) Plan's plan year 2024 Form 5500, page 52 says: “The Employer makes matching contributions in an amount equal to 100% of the first 3%, plus 50% of the next 2% of a participant's compensation that is contributed.” Plan terms may have changed; check your current Summary Plan Description.
When is the Hilton Domestic Operating 401(k) match vested?
The audit report attached to the plan year 2024 Form 5500, page 52 says: “All elective contributions, Employer's matching contributions, and investment earnings are 100% vested at all times.”
Who manages the Hilton Domestic Operating 401(k)?
The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is T Rowe Price Rps Inc. The plan administrator is Global Benefits Administrative Committee.
I left Hilton Domestic Operating. How do I find my old 401(k)?
Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Global Benefits Administrative Committee, (703) 883-1000) or the recordkeeper, T Rowe Price Rps Inc. The Hilton Domestic Operating old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Hilton Domestic Operating 401(k)
Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Hilton Domestic Operating 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 Hilton Domestic Operating. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology