Retirement plan

SOUND RETIREMENT TRUST

BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SOUND RETIREMENT TRUSTEIN 91-6069306Plan #001PY 2016
201 QUEEN ANNE AVE. N., SUITE 100 - SEATTLE, WA 981094824206-282-4100
Prospect flagsLow returnsLow employer contribution

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
TODD CROSBY
Signed 07/14/2017
(206) 282-4100
Plan administrator signer
SCOTT KLITZKE POWERS
Signed 07/14/2017

Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$2451.9M
-3.9% from 2017
Total participants
152,930
-4.9% from 2017
Average account balance
$0
No prior year
Annual return
-4.10%
-11.79 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

Peer group
Industryany (size+type match)
Plan typeDefined benefit
Participants>=10,000
Cohort244 peers
Snapshot2016
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $34
Employer contribution / active EE
$654
median $6,216
Participation rate
0.0%
median 0.0%
Avg account balance
$0
median $40,289
Admin fee / account holder
$0
median $312
Annual return
-4.10%
median 6.89%
Overall peer rank
2nd percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2016 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$2.60B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$22K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
41,113
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
$78.99M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$1K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+11.41%
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 39 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
Service code 10 · EIN 52-1590516
Accounting
$2,075,147
Service code 28 · EIN 95-4319164
Investment Management
$1,672,651
Service code 28 · EIN 23-2962336
Investment Management
$1,511,300
Service code 27 · EIN 13-3200244
Advisory (Plan)
$659,232
Service code 52 · EIN 45-2341035
Indirect Investment Fees
$636,668
Service code 28 · EIN 04-3200030
Investment Management
$615,258
Service code 28 · EIN 04-3063840
Investment Management
$600,294
Service code 17 · EIN 91-1320111
Pension Consulting
$558,000
Service code 11 · EIN 13-4215617
Actuarial
$534,194
Service code 11 · EIN 94-1701048
Actuarial
$517,871

Enrolled actuary

1 attachment
MB

BRUCE CABLE,FIONA E. LISTON

RAEL & LETSON/CHEIRON, INC.
Enrollment #1704449
999 THIRD AVE., SUITE 1530
SEATTLE, WA 98104
(206) 445-1850
Signed 2017-06-21

Reportable transactions (Schedule G)

4 rows

Counterparties on defaulted loans (Part 1), defaulted leases (Part 2), and non-exempt prohibited transactions (Part 3). Presence of any row warrants fiduciary review.

CategoryCounterpartyRelationship / TermsAddressAmount
Part 1
Loan in default
ICG FDG LLC
161 INVERNESS DRIVE WEST
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112
Part 1
Loan in default
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS
745 7TH AVENNUE
NEW YORK, NY 10019
Part 1
Loan in default
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS
745 7TH AVENNUE
NEW YORK, NY 10019
Part 1
Loan in default
TRIBUNE NORTH CO
435 NORHT MICHIGAN AVE
CHICAGO, IL 60611

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes1A
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).

Opportunity flags

2 tripped
  • OpportunityLow employer contribution

    Employer contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

  • OpportunityLow returns

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

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$19.7M
$209 / participant
  • Investment mgmt$13M65.2%
  • Contract admin$2M9.9%
  • Other / not subdivided$5M25.0%
% of EOY assets
0.805%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
2 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm
LINDQUIST LLP
Auditor EIN
522385296
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified