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ALASKA AIRLINES INC ALASKASAVER PLAN

ALASKA AIRLINES INCEIN 92-0009235Plan #017PY 2021
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PO BOX 68900 - SEAHB - SEATTLE, WA 981680900206-392-5042alaskaairlines.comLinkedIn51-200 employeesairlines/aviation
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7 filings
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Prospect flagsFailed to transmit contributionsCorrective distributions

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(206) 392-5042
Plan administrator signer
ANDREA SCHNEIDER
Signed 10/17/2022
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$688.5M
-12.6% from 2021
Total participants
3,938
-3.6% from 2021
Average account balance
$178,051
-9.5% from 2021
Annual return
14.48%
-1.70 pp from 2021

Benchmarks

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Peer group
Industry48 - Transportation and Warehousing
Plan typeDefined contribution
Participants1,000-4,999
Cohort238 peers
Snapshot2021
Participant deferral / active EE
$9,505
median $3,022
Employer contribution / active EE
$5,865
median $1,118
Participation rate
97.1%
median 86.2%
Avg account balance
$178,051
median $45,576
Admin fee / account holder
$113
median $92
Annual return
14.48%
median 14.97%
Overall peer rank
70th percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2020 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$761.56M
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$174K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
4,389
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
98.8%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$58.79M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$19K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+15.24%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$55
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 2 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
VANGUARD ADVISERS INC1 year
Service code 26 · EIN 23-2811930
Advisory (Participants)
$267,554
THE VANGUARD GROUP INC1 year
Service code 15 · EIN 23-1945930
Recordkeeping
$174,317

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed January 17, 2023 (most recent of 5 filings on file)

Plan administrator

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19300 International Blvd.
Seatac, WA 98188
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Plans declared (6)

  • FIP Equalization Agreement1 emp
  • FIP Equalization Agreement1 emp
  • FIP Equalization Agreement1 emp
  • FIP Equalization Agreement1 emp
  • FIP Equalization Agreement1 emp
  • +1 more

Total covered: 6 employees

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Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2R2S2T3H
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.
  • 2R
    Participant-directed brokerage accounts
    Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
  • 2S
    Automatic enrollment
    Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
  • 2T
    Default investment account
    Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
  • 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
  • ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions

    Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).

  • ComplianceCorrective distributions

    Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$439K
$179 / participant
  • Other / not subdivided$439K100.0%
% of EOY assets
0.064%
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
CLARK NUBER PS
Auditor EIN
911119401
Audit fees
(not subdivided)
Opinion code
Unqualified