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NORTHROP GRUMMAN SAVINGS PLAN

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONEIN 80-0640649Plan #011PY 2015
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2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE - FALLS CHURCH, VA 220424511703-280-2900northropgrumman.comLinkedIn10001+ employeesdefense & space
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Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(703) 280-2900
Plan administrator signer
CONSTANCE SOLOWAY-CORP VP COMP&BEN
Signed 06/27/2016
Plan administrator entity
NG BENEFIT PLANS ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
EIN 953058633
2980 FAIRVIEW DRIVE · FALLS CHURCH, VA 220424511
(800) 894-4194
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$19350.8M
-7.3% from 2016
Total participants
110,463
+4.4% from 2016
Average account balance
$188,668
-6.3% from 2016
Annual return
3.13%
-6.87 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 87 peers
Peer group
Industry33 - Manufacturing
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort87 peers
Snapshot2015
Participant deferral / active EE
$10,854
median $5,946
Employer contribution / active EE
$4,258
median $3,302
Participation rate
88.8%
median 92.4%
Avg account balance
$188,668
median $109,006
Admin fee / account holder
$225
median $47
Annual return
3.13%
median 0.55%
Overall peer rank
60th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$39.47B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$260K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
151,821
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
97.9%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$2.06B
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$21K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+12.93%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$77
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 10 of 24 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
FINANCIAL ENGINES1+ years
Service code 49 · EIN 94-3250323
Other Services
$5,461,207
HEWITT ASSOCIATES LLC1+ years
Service code 15 · EIN 36-2235791
Recordkeeping
$5,143,049
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO1+ years
Service code 25 · EIN 04-1867445
Directed Trustee
$1,053,346
SEYFARTH SHAW LLP1+ years
Service code 29 · EIN 36-2152202
Legal
$506,920
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP1+ years
Service code 10 · EIN 13-3891517
Accounting
$315,565
KES MAIL INC1+ years
Service code 49 · EIN 74-3075854
Other Services
$223,453
ANACOMP INC1+ years
Service code 50 · EIN 35-1144230
Direct Payment
$164,135
HERRONPALMER LLC1+ years
Service code 49
10230 HUMBOLDT AVE SOUTH · BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431
Other Services
$139,091
CALLAN ASSOCIATES1+ years
Service code 34 · EIN 94-2192581
Valuation (appraisals, etc.); Direct ...
$111,991
TOWERS WATSON DELAWARE INC.1+ years
Service code 11 · EIN 53-0181291
Actuarial
$58,292

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2O2R3H
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.
  • 2O
    ESOP other than a leveraged ESOP
    Employee stock ownership plan that is not leveraged.
  • 2R
    Participant-directed brokerage accounts
    Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the 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

0 tripped
No flags tripped for this filing year. This plan looks clean.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$23.1M
$328 / participant
  • Other / not subdivided$23M100.0%
% of EOY assets
0.119%
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
DELIOTTE & TOUCHE LLP
Auditor EIN
133891517
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified