J.M. Smucker 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingThe J.M. Smucker Company Employee Savings Plan · Plan 011 · EIN 34-0538550Updated Oct 2026

What J.M. Smucker'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 $40.7M in employer contributions, about $3,808 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$137,804
Average account balance
10,964
Participants (end of year)
$1.5B
Plan assets (end of year)
0.03%
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 auditorMaloney & Novotny, LLC (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 203 defined-contribution plans in manufacturing with 10,000 to 49,999 participants.

J.M. Smucker: employer contribution per participant$3,808
Peer median$3,733
J.M. Smucker: average balance$137,804
Peer median$157,962
J.M. Smucker: admin expenses ÷ assets0.03%
Peer median0.05%

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 $1.5B at the end of plan year 2021 to $1.5B at the end of plan year 2024.

$1.5B2021$1.2B2022$1.3B2023$1.5B2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the J.M. Smucker plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
202410,964$1.5B$40.7M$3,8080.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20239,726$1.3B$37.5M$4,0870.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20229,522$1.2B$37.6M$4,1150.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20219,286$1.5B$38.8M$4,2760.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other J.M. Smucker plans (4)

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

Big Heart Pet Brands Retirement Plan

Plan 202 · EIN 34-0538550 · plan year 2024 filing
$52,171
Average account balance
2,325
Participants (end of year)
$121M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.28%
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.

RecordkeeperTowers Watson Delaware IncSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorMaloney + Novotny LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

The J.M. Smucker Company Employees' Retirement Plan

Plan 001 · EIN 34-0538550 · plan year 2024 filing
$79,712
Average account balance
1,147
Participants (end of year)
$91.4M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.96%
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.

Independent auditorMaloney & Novotny LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

The J. M. Smucker Company Represented Employees' Retirement Plan

Plan 002 · EIN 34-0538550 · plan year 2024 filing
$68,847
Average account balance
1,035
Participants (end of year)
$71.3M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.00%
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.

Independent auditorMaloney & Novotny LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

The J.M. Smucker Company Multifoods Pension Equity Plan

Plan 003 · EIN 34-0538550 · plan year 2022 filing · terminated
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Average account balance
0
Participants (end of year)
$0
Plan assets (end of year)
1.74%
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.

Independent auditorMaloney & Novotny LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · Terminated (final filing)Form 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does J.M. Smucker match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the The J.M. Smucker Company Employee Savings Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $40.7M in employer contributions, about $3,808 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the J.M. Smucker 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the The J.M. Smucker Company Employee Savings Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the J.M. Smucker 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Fidelity Investments Institutional. The plan administrator is The J.M. Smucker Company.

I left J.M. Smucker. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (The J.M. Smucker Company, (330) 682-3000) or the recordkeeper, Fidelity Investments Institutional. The J.M. Smucker old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old J.M. Smucker 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports J.M. Smucker 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 J.M. Smucker. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology