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Walgreen CO. 401(k): best low-cost funds

Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan · Plan #001 · Deerfield, IL

Not financial advice. This page is educational and built from public government filings. Confirm every fund and fee in your plan's official materials before acting.
$14.5Bnet assets (end of plan year)
133,452participants with balances
215,583active participants
2024-12-31plan year end

Suggested simple Boglehead mix

The public data doesn't show enough index funds from this plan to suggest a full mix. A typical Boglehead approach: look in your menu for a US total market or S&P 500 index fund, an international index fund, and a US bond index fund, all with expense ratios under about 0.10%. Or use one low-cost target-date index fund. How the 3-fund portfolio works.

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Pooled funds named in the filing (Schedule D)

These are collective trusts and similar pooled funds the plan reported holding. Names that look like index funds are tagged index by keyword, so check them yourself. Mutual funds are not listed by name in the free data.

FundManagerTypePlan's holding
Walgreens Retirement Savings MTWalgreen COMaster trust$14.3B

How plan assets are invested

Category (Schedule H)AmountShare
Master trusts$14.3B98.1%
Participant loans$263.8M1.8%

Fees paid from plan assets

Total administrative expenses$3.9M

Reported administrative expenses were about 0.028% of average plan assets, or about $30 per participant with a balance. This usually excludes fund expense ratios netted inside mutual funds and trusts.

Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 & Schedules H/D, filing ID 20251007084923NAL0002523299001. EIN 361924025.

FAQ

What are the best low-cost funds in the Walgreen CO. 401(k)?

The free public data doesn't list enough of the Walgreen CO. plan's index funds to say. Look in your plan's fee disclosure (404a-5 notice) for a US stock index fund, an international index fund and a bond index fund with low expense ratios.

Can I build a three-fund portfolio in the Walgreen CO. 401(k)?

Possibly. Many large plans offer the three building blocks, but the public data for this plan doesn't confirm it. A low-cost target-date index fund is a common one-fund alternative.

How big is the Walgreen CO. 401(k) plan?

The plan reported about $14.5B in net assets and 133,452 participants with balances for plan year 2024, according to its DOL Form 5500 filing.

Where does this data come from?

From public U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EFAST2) and, where noted, the plan's SEC Form 11-K. Data can be outdated or incomplete, and this page is not financial advice.

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