Rio Tinto America 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingRio Tinto America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and Investment Partnership Plan · Plan 002 · EIN 11-3359689Updated Oct 2026

What Rio Tinto 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 $28.2M in employer contributions, about $9,027 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$220,190
Average account balance
3,300
Participants (end of year)
$687M
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.

RecordkeeperEmpower Annuity Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorBdo USA, P.C. (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 89 defined-contribution plans in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Rio Tinto America: employer contribution per participant$9,027
Peer median$4,558
Rio Tinto America: average balance$220,190
Peer median$124,843
Rio Tinto America: admin expenses ÷ assets0.02%
Peer median0.07%

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 $624M at the end of plan year 2021 to $687M at the end of plan year 2024.

$624M2021$517M2022$615M2023$687M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Rio Tinto America plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20243,300$687M$28.2M$9,0270.02%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20233,205$615M$25.5M$8,0760.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20223,003$517M$20.8M$6,9300.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20212,708$624M$17.2M$6,3360.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Rio Tinto America plans (1)

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

Rio Tinto America Inc. Retirement Plan

Plan 001 · EIN 11-3359689 · plan year 2024 filing
$85,750
Average account balance
7,443
Participants (end of year)
$638M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.80%
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 auditorBdo Usa,p.C. (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Rio Tinto America match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Rio Tinto America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and Investment Partnership Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $28.2M in employer contributions, about $9,027 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Rio Tinto America 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Rio Tinto America Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and Investment Partnership Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Rio Tinto America 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The plan administrator is Rio Tinto America Inc. Benefits Governance Committee.

I left Rio Tinto America. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Rio Tinto America Inc. Benefits Governance Committee, (801) 204-2000) or the recordkeeper, Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The Rio Tinto America old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Rio Tinto America 401(k)

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