Retirement plan

NG FINANCIAL SECURITY AND SAVINGS PROGRAM

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONEIN 80-0640649Plan #010PY 2017
2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE - FALLS CHURCH, VA 220424511703-280-2900northropgrumman.comLinkedIn10001+ employeesdefense & space
Prospect flagsLow returnsWind-down / frozen

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(703) 280-2900
Plan administrator signer
JEFF SCHMIDT-CORP VP COMP&BEN
Signed 06/25/2018
Plan administrator entity
NG BENEFIT PLANS ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
EIN 953058633
2980 FAIRVIEW DRIVE · FALLS CHURCH, VA 220424511
(800) 894-4194

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$566.2M
+2.0% from 2016
Total participants
4,680
+33.6% from 2016
Average account balance
$121,872
-9.4% from 2016
Annual return
13.06%
-5.72 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industry33 - Manufacturing
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants1,000-4,999
Cohort786 peers
Snapshot2017
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $4,043
Employer contribution / active EE
$0
median $2,120
Participation rate
97.6%
median 93.4%
Avg account balance
$121,872
median $74,647
Admin fee / account holder
$66
median $61
Annual return
13.06%
median 17.64%
Overall peer rank
51st percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$487.67M
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$174K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
2,796
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
95.2%
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
+12.04%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$102
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
ProviderService typeCompensation
Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786
Loan Processing
$168,172
Service code 10 · EIN 13-3891517
Accounting
$141,512
ANACOMP INC3+ years
Service code 49 · EIN 35-1144230
Other Services
$131,686
Service code 27 · EIN 77-0473565
Advisory (Plan)
$94,851
Service code 25 · EIN 81-4017137
Directed Trustee
$32,755
Service code 29 · EIN 36-2152202
Legal
$19,350
Service code 49
75 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL · LINCOLNSHIRE, IL 60069
Other Services
$10,552
Service code 13 · EIN 39-1341435
Contract Administrator
$10,463
Service code 16 · EIN 95-4844560
Consulting
$9,167
Service code 50 · EIN 11-3350196
Direct Payment
$7,057

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2H2I2J2K2O3H
Plan features
  • 2E
    Profit-sharing
    Profit-sharing plan.
  • 2H
    Partial participant-directed account plan
    Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of a portion of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
  • 2I
    Stock bonus
    Stock bonus plan.
  • 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.
  • 2O
    ESOP other than a leveraged ESOP
    Employee stock ownership plan that is not leveraged.
  • 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

2 tripped
  • OpportunityLow returns

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

  • 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
$307K
$220 / participant
  • Other / not subdivided$307K100.0%
% of EOY assets
0.054%
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
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Auditor EIN
133891517
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified