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THE FLYING TIGER LINE INC. VARIABLE ANNUITY PENSION PLAN FOR PILOTS

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATIONEIN 71-0427007Plan #004PY 2024
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70 FEDEX PARKWAY, 2ND FLOOR VERTICAL - COLLIERVILLE, TN 38017901-291-3650LinkedIn1-10 employeespackage/freight delivery
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2 filings
#007Retirement-$5.31B assets#008Retirement-$55.5M assets
Prospect flagsHigh retiree %Low returnsHigh feesHigh assets / participantWind-down / frozen

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(901) 291-3650
Plan administrator signer
CHRISTOPHER E. BRUCKS
Signed 10/14/2025
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$33.2M
+6.9% from 2016
Total participants
361
+4.5% from 2016
Average account balance
$4,146,941
-8.1% from 2016
Annual return
4.13%
-11.66 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 9,715 peers
Peer group
Industry48 - Transportation and Warehousing
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants<25
Cohort9,715 peers
Snapshot2024
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $3,080
Employer contribution / active EE
$0
median $1,573
Participation rate
0.0%
median 84.6%
Avg account balance
$4,146,941
median $31,362
Admin fee / account holder
$11,795
median $492
Annual return
4.13%
median 12.26%
Overall peer rank
36th 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
MERCER HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTING4 years
Service code 11 · EIN 13-2834414
Actuarial
$37,221
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST10+ years
Service code 21 · EIN 04-3400339
Bank Trustee
$4,485

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.

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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
  • 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.

  • 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
$94K
  • Trustee / custodial$4K4.8%
  • Actuarial$39K41.6%
  • Other / not subdivided$51K53.6%
% of EOY assets
0.284%
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
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Auditor EIN
346565596
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified