Williams Companies 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingThe Williams Investment Plus Plan · Plan 008 · EIN 73-0569878Updated Oct 2026

What Williams Companies' 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 $65.9M in employer contributions, about $8,960 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$268,675
Average account balance
7,451
Participants (end of year)
$2B
Plan assets (end of year)
0.15%
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 Invest. Instl. Oper. Co.,Schedule C ↗
Independent auditorErnst & Young LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 35 defined-contribution plans in management of companies and enterprises with 5,000 to 9,999 participants.

Williams Companies: employer contribution per participant$8,960
Peer median$2,915
Williams Companies: average balance$268,675
Peer median$131,844
Williams Companies: admin expenses ÷ assets0.15%
Peer median0.06%

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 $1.7B at the end of plan year 2021 to $2B at the end of plan year 2024.

$1.7B2021$1.4B2022$1.7B2023$2B2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Williams Companies plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20247,451$2B$65.9M$8,9600.15%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20237,070$1.7B$59.5M$8,4940.15%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20226,897$1.4B$52.3M$7,6500.15%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20217,028$1.7B$45M$6,4510.17%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Williams Companies plans (4)

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

Williams Pension Plan

Plan 001 · EIN 73-0569878 · plan year 2024 filing
$125,055
Average account balance
10,822
Participants (end of year)
$1.4B
Plan assets (end of year)
0.31%
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 Employer Services CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorErnst & Young, LLP (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Blue Racer Midstream 401(k) Plan

Plan 002 · EIN 73-0569878 · plan year 2024 filing · terminated
—
Average account balance
0
Participants (end of year)
$0
Plan assets (end of year)
<0.01%
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 auditorWhitley Penn LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · Terminated (final filing)Form 5500 ↗

Blue Racer Midstream Holdings, LLC 401(k) Plan

Plan 003 · EIN 73-0569878 · plan year 2024 filing · terminated
—
Average account balance
0
Participants (end of year)
$0
Plan assets (end of year)
<0.01%
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.

Plan type and status401(k) · Terminated (final filing)Form 5500 ↗

Williams Inactive Employees Pension Plan

Plan 010 · EIN 73-0569878 · plan year 2023 filing · terminated
—
Average account balance
0
Participants (end of year)
$0
Plan assets (end of year)
0.51%
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 Employers Services CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorErnst & Young LLP (unmodified opinion)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · Terminated (final filing)Form 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Williams Companies match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the The Williams Investment Plus Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $65.9M in employer contributions, about $8,960 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Williams Companies 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the The Williams Investment Plus Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Williams Companies 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Fidelity Invest. Instl. Oper. Co.,. The plan administrator is The Williams Companies, Inc. Administrative Committee.

I left Williams Companies. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (The Williams Companies, Inc. Administrative Committee, (800) 945-5426) or the recordkeeper, Fidelity Invest. Instl. Oper. Co.,. The Williams Companies old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Williams Companies 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Williams Companies 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 Williams Companies. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology