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NTESS RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN

NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLCEIN 85-0097942Plan #006PY 2018
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P.O. BOX 5800, MAIL STOP 1302 - ALBUQUERQUE, NM 871851302505-845-9222LinkedIn10001+ employeesveterinary
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1 filing
#008Retirement-$3.75B assets
Prospect flagsHigh retiree %Low returns

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
JOSHUA PARSONS, CPA
Signed 10/14/2019
(505) 845-9222
Plan administrator signer
LEAH MITCHELL, CPA
Signed 10/14/2019
Plan administrator entity
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE OF NTESS
EIN 850097942
PO BOX 5800, MS 1302 ยท ALBUQUERQUE, NM 871851302
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$5559.6M
-4.9% from 2016
Total participants
14,337
+7.0% from 2016
Average account balance
$0
No prior year
Annual return
-8.52%
-17.16 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 30 peers
Peer group
Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Plan typeDefined benefit
Participants1,000-4,999
Cohort30 peers
Snapshot2018
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $1,709
Employer contribution / active EE
$21,981
median $14,837
Participation rate
0.0%
median 0.0%
Avg account balance
$0
median $5,379,476
Admin fee / account holder
$0
median $4,675
Annual return
-8.52%
median -4.10%
Overall peer rank
33rd percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$6.20B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$478K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
9,861
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
$106.37M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$34K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+6.11%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$0
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
ProviderService typeCompensation
PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO3 years
Service code 28 ยท EIN 33-0629048
Investment Management
$2,068,660
SILCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS4+ years
Service code 28 ยท EIN 45-3056700
Investment Management
$1,826,528
NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC4+ years
Service code 28 ยท EIN 48-1140940
Investment Management
$1,343,359
FIDELITY INSTITUTIONAL ASSET MGT1 year
Service code 28 ยท EIN 20-2159373
Investment Management
$1,001,123
BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INC1 year
Service code 28 ยท EIN 13-3806691
Investment Management
$861,907
NTESS, LLC1 year
Service code 35 ยท EIN 85-0097942
Direct payment from the plan; Employe...
$619,461
NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION2 years
Service code 49 ยท EIN 36-2723087
Other Services
$618,260
ARONSON & JOHNSON & ORTIZ, LP4+ years
Service code 28 ยท EIN 23-2312104
Investment Management
$562,343
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS, LP4+ years
Service code 28 ยท EIN 30-0447847
Investment Management
$487,851
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY4+ years
Service code 13 ยท EIN 22-1211670
Contract Administrator
$468,919

Enrolled actuary

1 attachment
SB

BRIAN P. LEVINE

AON CONSULTING, INC.
Enrollment #1706424
5005 LBJ FREEWAY
SUITE 1400
DALLAS, TX 75244
(214) 989-2661
Signed 2019-09-09

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed April 27, 1

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 codes1A3F3H
Plan features
  • 1A
    Benefits are primarily pay related
    Benefits under the plan are primarily determined with reference to a participant's pay (e.g. final-average-pay formula).
  • 3F
    Leased employees
    Plan sponsor(s) received services of leased employees as defined in Code section 414(n) during the plan year.
  • 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.

  • InformationalHigh retiree %

    Retirees and beneficiaries make up 25% or more of total participants - indicates an ageing workforce or a frozen plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$11.3M
$2280 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$9M82.5%
  • Contract admin$554K4.9%
  • Other / not subdivided$1M12.6%
% of EOY assets
0.204%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
2 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm
MITCHELL & TITUS, LLP
Auditor EIN
132781641
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Disclaimer