Solar Turbines 401(k) match, vesting and fees
What Solar Turbines' 401(k) plan says about matching contributions
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 | Alight Solutions LLC | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP (unmodified opinion) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | 401(k) · Active | Form 5500 ↗ |
How the plan compares
Plan year 2025 medians for 434 defined-contribution plans in manufacturing with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.
| Solar Turbines: employer contribution per participant | $3,717 | |
| Peer median | $2,591 |
| Solar Turbines: average balance | $221,552 | |
| Peer median | $102,504 |
| Solar Turbines: admin expenses ÷ assets | 0.08% | |
| Peer median | 0.11% |
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 $340M at the end of plan year 2021 to $549M at the end of plan year 2025.
| Plan year | Participants | Assets | Employer contributions | Per participant | Admin expense ratio | Match formula | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,519 | $549M | $9.2M | $3,717 | 0.08% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2024 | 2,057 | $423M | $8.5M | $4,174 | 0.06% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2023 | 2,047 | $375M | $7.6M | $3,761 | 0.06% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2022 | 1,706 | $318M | $6.2M | $3,642 | 0.07% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
| 2021 | 1,693 | $340M | $5.4M | $3,211 | 0.07% | Not published | Form 5500 ↗ |
Other Solar Turbines plans (1)
Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.
Solar Turbines Incorporated Non-Contributory 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 | Alight Solutions LLC | Schedule C ↗ |
| Independent auditor | Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP (unmodified opinion) | Schedule H ↗ |
| Plan type and status | Pension (defined benefit) · Frozen | Form 5500 ↗ |
Common questions
Does Solar Turbines match 401(k) contributions?
The match terms for the Solar Savings and Investment Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2025 filing reports $9.2M in employer contributions, about $3,717 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.
When is the Solar Turbines 401(k) match vested?
The vesting schedule for the Solar Savings and Investment Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.
Who manages the Solar Turbines 401(k)?
The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2025 filing is Alight Solutions LLC. The plan administrator is Caterpillar Inc..
I left Solar Turbines. How do I find my old 401(k)?
Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Caterpillar Inc., (309) 675-1000) or the recordkeeper, Alight Solutions LLC. The Solar Turbines old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Solar Turbines 401(k)
Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Solar Turbines filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024 and 2025) 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 Solar Turbines. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology