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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS INVESTMENT PLAN

PENSION COMMITTEE OF MLB PLAYERS BENEFIT PLANEIN 51-0185287Plan #002PY 2017
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911 RIDGEBROOK ROAD - SPARKS, MD 21152410-683-6500
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1 filing
#001Retirement-$3.20B assets
Prospect flagsLow returns

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(410) 683-6500
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$614.5M
-13.6% from 2017
Total participants
3,825
-2.7% from 2017
Average account balance
$166,754
-11.0% from 2017
Annual return
11.43%
-13.49 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

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Peer group
Industry71 - Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants1,000-4,999
Cohort132 peers
Snapshot2017
Participant deferral / active EE
$4,163
median $1,629
Employer contribution / active EE
$9,937
median $640
Participation rate
96.2%
median 61.3%
Avg account balance
$166,754
median $39,254
Admin fee / account holder
$105
median $60
Annual return
11.43%
median 16.94%
Overall peer rank
64th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2016 - 2025
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$1.16B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$261K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
4,429
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
94.5%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$76.45M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$17K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+5.63%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$207
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 10 of 11 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
ASSOCIATED ADMINISTRATORS1 year
Service code 10 ยท EIN 65-1205077
Accounting
$115,570
WITHUMSMITH AND BROWN PC1 year
Service code 10 ยท EIN 22-2027092
Accounting
$59,989
BREDHOFF & KAISER P.L.L.C2+ years
Service code 29 ยท EIN 52-0969534
Legal
$36,366
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP2+ years
Service code 29 ยท EIN 23-0891050
Legal
$30,332
BDO USA LLP2+ years
Service code 10 ยท EIN 13-5381590
Accounting
$16,202
GALLAGHER FIDUCIARY1 year
Service code 10 ยท EIN 36-4291971
Accounting
$15,955
HORIZON ACTUARIAL SERVICES2+ years
Service code 17 ยท EIN 26-1370698
Pension Consulting
$11,920
SEGAL SELECT INSURANCE SERVICES1 year
Service code 53 ยท EIN 46-0619194
Insurance Commissions
$8,099
SCHAEFER PRINTING1 year
Service code 36 ยท EIN 34-0510730
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$6,883
MERCER2+ years
Service code 13 ยท EIN 13-2834414
Contract Administrator
$6,194

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2G
Plan features
  • 2E
    Profit-sharing
    Profit-sharing plan.
  • 2G
    Total participant-directed account plan
    Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.

Opportunity flags

1 tripped
  • OpportunityLow returns

    Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$387K
$105 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$24K6.1%
  • Contract admin$122K31.4%
  • Other / not subdivided$242K62.4%
% of EOY assets
0.063%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
2 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm
WITHUMSMITH AND BROWN P.C.
Auditor EIN
222027092
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified