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NORTHROP GRUMMAN SAVINGS PLAN

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONEIN 80-0640649Plan #011PY 2017
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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
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
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$24196.6M
-7.3% from 2016
Total participants
109,623
+4.4% from 2016
Average account balance
$225,145
-6.3% from 2016
Annual return
17.58%
-6.87 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 88 peers
Peer group
Industry33 - Manufacturing
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort88 peers
Snapshot2017
Participant deferral / active EE
$11,886
median $6,623
Employer contribution / active EE
$4,933
median $3,607
Participation rate
96.9%
median 95.3%
Avg account balance
$225,145
median $139,863
Admin fee / account holder
$93
median $44
Annual return
17.58%
median 17.81%
Overall peer rank
62nd 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 20 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
FINANCIAL ENGINES3+ years
Service code 27 · EIN 77-0473565
Advisory (Plan)
$7,336,016
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL3+ years
Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786
Loan Processing
$3,525,560
STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS1 year
Service code 25 · EIN 81-4017137
Directed Trustee
$1,151,279
ANACOMP INC3+ years
Service code 49 · EIN 35-1144230
Other Services
$549,514
SEYFARTH SHAW LLP3+ years
Service code 29 · EIN 36-2152202
Legal
$282,486
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP3+ years
Service code 10 · EIN 13-3891517
Accounting
$193,835
OSI CONSULTING INC3+ years
Service code 16 · EIN 95-4844560
Consulting
$181,365
CHIPTON-ROSS3+ years
Service code 13 · EIN 39-1341435
Contract Administrator
$158,500
HEWITT ASSOCIATES LLC3+ years
Service code 10 · EIN 36-2235791
Accounting
$84,429
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON DELAWARE INC.2 years
Service code 11 · EIN 53-0181291
Actuarial
$63,028

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

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Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$10.0M
$144 / participant
  • Other / not subdivided$10M100.0%
% of EOY assets
0.041%
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