Retirement plan

NFL PLAYER SECOND CAREER SAVINGS PLAN

SAVINGS BOARD OF THE NFL PLAYER SECOND CAREER SAVINGS PLANEIN 52-1852902Plan #001PY 2016
200 ST. PAUL STREET, SUITE 2420 - BALTIMORE, MD 21202410-685-5069LinkedIn5001-10000 employeessports
Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh fees

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
SAM MCCULLUM
Signed 12/21/2016
(410) 685-5069
Plan administrator signer
RICHARD CASS
Signed 01/03/2017

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$1774.3M
-13.4% from 2017
Total participants
8,571
-4.3% from 2017
Average account balance
$207,015
-9.5% from 2017
Annual return
-2.40%
-16.33 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry71 - Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants1,000-4,999
Cohort124 peers
Snapshot2016
Participant deferral / active EE
$18,333
median $1,436
Employer contribution / active EE
$20,203
median $691
Participation rate
100.0%
median 63.6%
Avg account balance
$207,015
median $35,563
Admin fee / account holder
$383
median $52
Annual return
-2.40%
median 7.57%
Overall peer rank
64th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2016 - 2025
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$4.08B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$353K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
11,584
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
98.4%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$137.46M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$49K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+4.81%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$397
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 9 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
AON1+ years
Service code 11 · EIN 22-2232264
Actuarial
$1,261,883
Service code 29 · EIN 52-1219029
Legal
$890,864
B BELL/P ROZELLE NFL PLAYER RET PL1+ years
Service code 49 · EIN 13-6043636
Other Services
$599,436
Service code 27 · EIN 23-3087064
Advisory (Plan)
$458,014
Service code 21 · EIN 13-5160382
Bank Trustee
$284,526
PCA, LLC1+ years
Service code 36 · EIN 26-2502340
Direct payment from the plan; Copying...
$197,447
Service code 10 · EIN 52-1854049
Accounting
$43,900
Service code 36 · EIN 56-2471516
Direct payment from the plan; Copying...
$13,978
Service code 36 · EIN 52-2125127
Copying and duplicating; Direct payme...
$9,532

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2S2T
Plan features
  • 2E
    Profit-sharing
    Profit-sharing plan.
  • 2F
    ERISA section 404(c) plan
    This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
  • 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.
  • 2J
    Code section 401(k) feature
    Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
  • 2K
    Code section 401(m) arrangement
    Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
  • 2S
    Automatic enrollment
    Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
  • 2T
    Default investment account
    Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.

Opportunity flags

2 tripped
  • OpportunityHigh fees

    Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

  • OpportunityLow returns

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

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$3.3M
$1389 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$458K14.0%
  • Other / not subdivided$3M86.0%
% of EOY assets
0.185%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
1 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm
ABRAMS,FOSTER,NOLE & WILLIAMS, PA
Auditor EIN
521854049
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified