Retirement plan
NFL PLAYER SECOND CAREER SAVINGS PLAN
SAVINGS BOARD OF THE NFL PLAYER SECOND CAREER SAVINGS PLANEIN 52-1852902Plan #001PY 2019
Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh feesHigh assets / participant
Filing contacts
From the Form 5500, federal recordPlan administrator signer
STEVE UNDERWOOD
Signed 01/07/2020
Summary metrics
Total assets (EOY)
$2424.9M
-13.4% from 2017
Total participants
9,548
-4.3% from 2017
Average account balance
$253,974
-9.5% from 2017
Annual return
4.27%
-16.33 pp from 2017
Benchmarks
Peer group
Industry71 - Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants1,000-4,999
Cohort141 peers
Snapshot2019
96
Participant deferral / active EE
$19,485
median $1,827
92
Employer contribution / active EE
$19,917
median $752
98
Participation rate
100.0%
median 66.2%
98
Avg account balance
$253,974
median $37,453
3
Admin fee / account holder
$359
median $68
4
Annual return
4.27%
median 22.08%
Overall peer rank
65of 100
65th 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 10 by compensation
| Provider | Service type | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
TEMPO HOLDING COMPANY, LLC2 years Service code 15 · EIN 82-1061233 | Recordkeeping | $769,387 |
AON4+ years Service code 11 · EIN 22-2232264 | Actuarial | $742,457 |
Service code 27 · EIN 23-3087064 | Advisory (Plan) | $458,792 |
B BELL/P ROZELLE NFL PLAYER RET PL4+ years Service code 49 · EIN 13-6043636 | Other Services | $437,980 |
GROOM LAW GROUP4+ years Service code 29 · EIN 52-1219029 | Legal | $358,571 |
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON4+ years Service code 21 · EIN 13-5160382 | Bank Trustee | $304,168 |
RR DONNELLEY RECEIVABLES, INC.4+ years Service code 36 · EIN 52-2125127 | Copying and duplicating; Direct payme... | $253,939 |
CLOUDBERRY CREATIVE, INC.2 years Service code 38 · EIN 27-1271032 | Participant Communication | $48,920 |
Service code 10 · EIN 52-1854049 | Accounting | $28,500 |
PORTFOLIO EVALUATIONS, INC.2 years Service code 27 · EIN 22-3189064 | Advisory (Plan) | $21,692 |
Plan features & details
Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2S2T
Plan features
- 2EProfit-sharingProfit-sharing plan.
- 2FERISA section 404(c) planThis plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
- 2GTotal participant-directed account planParticipants 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.
- 2JCode section 401(k) featureCash 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.
- 2KCode section 401(m) arrangementEmployee 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.
- 2SAutomatic enrollmentPlan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
- 2TDefault investment accountTotal 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
3 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.
- InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.
Expense breakdown
Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$3.4M
$1418 / participant
- Investment mgmt$459K13.4%
- Other / not subdivided$3M86.6%
% of EOY assets
0.141%
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