Retirement plan

THE FLYING TIGER LINE VARIABLE ANNUITY PENSION PLAN FOR PILOTS

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATIONEIN 71-0427007Plan #004PY 2017
3630 HACKS CROSS ROAD - MEMPHIS, TN 381258800901-434-7013LinkedIn1-10 employeespackage/freight delivery
Prospect flagsHigh retiree %High feesLow participationHigh assets / participantWind-down / frozen

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(901) 434-7013
Plan administrator signer
HUGH A. SKINNER
Signed 10/15/2018

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$64.8M
+6.9% from 2016
Total participants
485
+4.5% from 2016
Average account balance
$2,401,344
-8.1% from 2016
Annual return
16.95%
-11.66 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry48 - Transportation and Warehousing
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants<25
Cohort6,286 peers
Snapshot2017
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $2,925
Employer contribution / active EE
$0
median $1,497
Participation rate
0.0%
median 87.5%
Avg account balance
$2,401,344
median $46,303
Admin fee / account holder
$2,258
median $433
Annual return
16.95%
median 14.90%
Overall peer rank
43rd percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$33.18M
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$4.1M
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
361
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
0.0%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
Not enough data
0 years with contributions on file
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
Not enough data
0 years with per-participant contribution data
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+4.13%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$11795
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 2 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
MERCER3+ years
Service code 11 · EIN 13-2824414
Actuarial
$47,366
Service code 21 · EIN 04-3400339
Bank Trustee
$6,931

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed June 18, 1996 (most recent of 2 filings on file)

This is a legacy paper filing. Plan administrator and contact details are recorded in the original filing, which has not been digitised into structured fields.

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2C3H
Plan features
  • 2C
    Money purchase plan
    Money purchase pension plan other than a target benefit plan.
  • 3H
    Controlled group member
    Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

5 tripped
  • OpportunityLow participation

    Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.

  • OpportunityHigh fees

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

  • InformationalHigh assets / participant

    Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

  • InformationalHigh retiree %

    Retirees and beneficiaries make up 25% or more of total participants - indicates an ageing workforce or a frozen plan.

  • InformationalWind-down / frozen

    Plan appears closed to new enrollment or frozen - balance-holders far exceed active participants, or the plan reports active distributions with no inflows. Exclude from peer benchmarks.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$61K
$3811 / participant
  • Other / not subdivided$61K100.0%
% of EOY assets
0.094%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
0 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Auditor EIN
346565596
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified