How big is First Solar, Inc.'s plan?

First Solar, Inc.'s plan reported $361.5M in assets and 3,960 participants for 2024.

Original filing (PDF)20250930075553NAL0016170387001

First Solar, Inc.

Name: First Solar, Inc. — First Solar, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Form 5500 (2024)
Creator: First Solar, Inc.
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Form 5500

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First Solar, Inc. 401(k) Plan

401(k) retirement plan · First Solar, Inc.'s First Solar, Inc. 401(k) Plan held $361.5M in plan assets for 3,960 participants in 2024, with Fidelity as recordkeeper.

Active participants

3,960

Accounts w/ balance

4,880

Plan assets (EOY)

$361.5M

Net assets (EOY)

$361.5M

People on this filing

Caroline Stockdale signed First Solar, Inc.'s 2024 Form 5500 as plan administrator.

Caroline Stockdale — Plan Administrator — Form 5500 signer

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Plan identifiers

First Solar, Inc.'s EIN is 20-4623678.

EIN 20-4623678

Plan number 001

Plan year 2024

ACK ID 20250930075553NAL0016170387001

Official Form 5500 document

Download the official 2024 Form 5500 (PDF) for First Solar, Inc. from the U.S. Department of Labor's EFAST2 system.

Download the official 2024 Form 5500 (PDF)

Plan features

First Solar, Inc.'s plan includes a default investment (QDIA), profit-sharing, ERISA 404(c) participant direction, a 401(k) feature, automatic enrollment.

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How this plan invests

This plan

36 securities

funds · stocks · CUSIPs

Holdings are itemized directly on this plan's Schedule of Assets, below.

Plan health score

Above-average plan

Directional indicator from public Form 5500 data — compliance & integrity, total plan cost, participant health and vendor stack, benchmarked against same-size peers. Not a fiduciary tool.

Compliance & integrity

100

Total plan cost

Plan health

Vendor & structure

100

Plan sponsor

Name

FIRST SOLAR, INC.

EIN

all filings

Address

28101 CEDAR PARK BLVD · PERRYSBURG, OH · 43551

Phone

(419) 662-8500

Industry

Manufacturing

Plan administrator

Same as plan sponsor.

Plan characteristics

Plan number

001

Plan year

2024

Plan year begin

2024-01-01

Tax period

2024-12-31

Filed

2025-09-30

Pension benefit codes

2T · Default investment account (QDIA)

3F · Sponsor used leased employees

3H · Sponsor in controlled / affiliated group

2E · Profit-sharing

2F · ERISA section 404(c)

2G · Total participant-directed accounts

2J · 401(k) feature

2K · 401(m) arrangement

Service providers (Schedule C)

4 rows

Recordkeeper

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL	04-2647786	—	RECORDKEEPER	$125K	—

Advisor / Consultant

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS, LLC	47-1411118	—	INVESTMENT ADVISOR	$75K	—
IGRAD LLC

Investments

36 direct securities· $357.9M(99% of reported assets)

Mutual Funds

$274.4M

25 holdings

Common Collective Trusts

$46.6M

2 holdings

Other securities

$32.1M

8 holdings

Common Stocks

$4.8M

1 holding

					% of plan
Fidelity Investments Fidelity 500 Index	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$42.5M	11.8%
Vanguard Investments Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$39.1M	10.8%
Vanguard Investments Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$30.5M	8.4%
Vanguard Investments Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$29.3M	8.1%
Vanguard Investments Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$28.3M	7.8%
Fidelity Investments Fidelity Contrafund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$24.1M	6.7%
Vanguard Investments Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$22.6M	6.2%
Vanguard Investments Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$16.1M	4.5%
Vanguard Investments Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$12.6M	3.5%
Vanguard Investments Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$12.1M	3.3%
J.P. Morgan Asset Mgt. JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund Class R6	Other securities	—	—	$10.1M	2.8%
Fidelity Investments Fidelity Government Money Market Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$8.6M	2.4%
Janus Henderson Janus Enterprise N Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$7.8M	2.2%
Fidelity Investments Fidelity Extended Market Index	Mutual Funds	—	—	$5.4M	1.5%
Fidelity Investments Fidelity US Bond Index	Mutual Funds	—	—	$5.4M	1.5%
T. Rowe Price T. Rowe Price Equity Income	Other securities	—	—	$4.9M	1.4%
Fidelity Investments Fidelity International Index	Mutual Funds	—	—	$4.9M	1.4%
Victory Funds Victory Sycamore Est Value R6	Other securities	—	—	$4.9M	1.4%
Loomis, Sayles & Co. Loomis Small Cap Growth IS	Common Stocks	—	—	$4.8M	1.3%
Vanguard Investments Vanguard International Growth Fund Admiral	Mutual Funds	—	—	$4.7M	1.3%
American Beacon American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund	Other securities	—	—	$4.5M	1.2%
Fidelity Investments Fidelity Total Market Index	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$4.2M	1.2%
Pimco Investments Pimco Total Return Institutional	Mutual Funds	—	—	$3.8M	1.0%
Vanguard Investments Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$3.7M	1.0%
J.P. Morgan Asset Mgt. J.P. Morgan Midcap Value IS	Other securities	—	—	$3.5M	1.0%
Vanguard Investments Vanguard Target Retirement 2065 Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$3.3M	0.9%
American Funds American Balanced Fund Class R-6	Mutual Funds	—	—	$3.2M	0.9%
Putnam Sustainable Leaders Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$2.5M	0.7%
Vanguard Investments Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$2.4M	0.7%
T. Rowe Price T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund	Other securities	—	—	$2.3M	0.6%
Pimco Investments Pimco Real Return Institutional	Mutual Funds	—	—	$1.6M	0.4%
Calvert Investments Calvert Short Duration Income Fund	Other securities	—	—	$1.4M	0.4%
Fidelity Investments Fidelity Small Cap Index	Mutual Funds	—	—	$1.1M	0.3%
Vanguard Investments Vanguard Target Retirement 2070 Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$703K	0.2%
Vanguard Investments Vanguard Emerging Markets Select	Mutual Funds	—	—	$598K	0.2%
American Beacon AB Sustainable Global Thematic Fund	Other securities	—	—	$481K	0.1%