Retirement plan

ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC EMPLOYEES' PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

Name: ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC - ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC EMPLOYEES' PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST (2018) Form 5500
Creator: ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC EMPLOYEES' PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST, ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC

ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLCEIN 02-0712418Plan #001PY 2018

200 E. RANDOLPH STREET, STE 2900 - CHICAGO, IL 60601312-726-0140arielinvestments.comLinkedIn51-200 employeesfinancial services

Prospect flagsLow returns

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$28M

-9.6% from 2017

Total participants

130

+2.4% from 2017

Average account balance

$225,827

-11.7% from 2017

Annual return

-12.71%

-29.12 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

See 7,475 peers

Peer group

Industry52 - Finance and Insurance

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort7,475 peers

Snapshot2018

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$50.44M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$265K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

190

Not enough data

1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

81.1%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$2.93M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$20K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+13.99%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$10

Not enough data

1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

Not enough data

1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL4+ years Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786	Loan Processing	$1,025

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2G2J2K2T3D

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
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.
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.
3D
Pre-approved pension plan
A master prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS.

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

$1K

$11 / participant

Other / not subdivided$1K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.004%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 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: MAYER HOFFMAN MCCANN P.C.
Auditor EIN: 431947695
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$225,827

$94,529+138.9%

$140,019+61.3%

$64,173+251.9%

Participation rate

93.8%

84.1%+9.7pp

87.5%+6.3pp

69.6%+24.2pp

Annual return

-12.71%

7.77%-20.5pp

651.17%-663.9pp

7.63%-20.3pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$5,661

$3,812+48.5%

$5,605+1.0%

$2,381+137.8%

Participant deferral / active EE

$13,616

$5,250+159.4%

$6,927+96.6%

$3,470+292.4%

Admin fee / account holder

$6,741-99.9%

$10,705-99.9%

$4,887-99.8%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL4+ years

Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786

Loan Processing

$1,025

ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC EMPLOYEES' PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST

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