Retirement plan
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SAVINGS PLAN
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONEIN 80-0640649Plan #011PY 2020
2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE - FALLS CHURCH, VA 220424511703-280-2900northropgrumman.comLinkedIn10001+ employeesdefense & space
Prospect flagsLow returns
Filing contacts
From the Form 5500, federal recordPlan administrator signer
JEFF SCHMIDT-CORP VP COMP&BEN
Signed 06/21/2021
Summary metrics
Total assets (EOY)
$33180.5M
-7.3% from 2016
Total participants
143,640
+4.4% from 2016
Average account balance
$234,579
-6.3% from 2016
Annual return
11.80%
-6.87 pp from 2016
Benchmarks
Peer group
Industry33 - Manufacturing
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants>=10,000
Cohort86 peers
Snapshot2020
84
Participant deferral / active EE
$12,262
median $7,742
74
Employer contribution / active EE
$6,174
median $3,821
62
Participation rate
97.7%
median 96.2%
75
Avg account balance
$234,579
median $160,963
33
Admin fee / account holder
$78
median $59
19
Annual return
11.80%
median 14.41%
Overall peer rank
58of 100
58th 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 15 by compensation
| Provider | Service type | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786 | Loan Processing | $4,565,927 |
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC.2 years Service code 27 · EIN 04-2654524 | Advisory (Plan) | $4,502,319 |
Service code 19 · EIN 04-1867445 | Securities Custodian | $370,975 |
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP6+ years Service code 10 · EIN 13-3891517 | Accounting | $195,488 |
CHIPTON-ROSS6+ years Service code 13 · EIN 39-1341435 | Contract Administrator | $96,020 |
CALLAN ASSOCIATES6+ years Service code 34 · EIN 94-2192581 | Valuation (appraisals, etc.); Direct ... | $58,856 |
Service code 11 · EIN 53-0181291 | Actuarial | $34,290 |
SEYFARTH SHAW LLP6+ years Service code 29 · EIN 36-2152202 | Legal | $26,581 |
Service code 10 · EIN 54-0975470 | Accounting | $18,850 |
EPLUS TECHNOLOGY INC5 years Service code 49 · EIN 54-1904151 | Other Services | $13,632 |
Plan features & details
Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2O2R3H
Plan features
- 2EProfit-sharingProfit-sharing plan.
- 2FERISA section 404(c) planThis plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
- 2GTotal participant-directed account planParticipants 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.
- 2JCode section 401(k) featureCash 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.
- 2KCode section 401(m) arrangementEmployee 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.
- 2OESOP other than a leveraged ESOPEmployee stock ownership plan that is not leveraged.
- 2RParticipant-directed brokerage accountsParticipant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
- 3HControlled group memberPlan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).
Opportunity flags
1 tripped
- OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
Expense breakdown
Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$11.0M
$115 / participant
- Other / not subdivided$11M100.0%
% of EOY assets
0.033%
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