Retirement plan

CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLP TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN

Name: CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLP - CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLP TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLP
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLP TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN, CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLP

CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLPEIN 04-1175860Plan #004PY 2024

2 INTERNATIONAL PL - BOSTON, MA 021104104617-248-5000choate.comLinkedIn201-500 employeeslaw practice

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3 filings

#001Retirement-$178.9M assets #005Retirement-$51.3M assets #003Retirement--

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh assets / participant

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$148.1M

+7.2% from 2023

Total participants

477

+4.8% from 2023

Average account balance

$313,056

+2.0% from 2023

Annual return

13.29%

-8.30 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 3,307 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort3,307 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$148.08M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$313K

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.

473

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.

98.8%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$5.88M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$18K

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

+13.29%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$65

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 2 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.10+ years Service code 15 · EIN 23-1945930	Recordkeeping	$21,880
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.4 years Filed as: VANGUARD ADVISERS INC. Service code 26 · EIN 23-2811930	Advisory (Participants)	$9,585

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2A2E2F2G2K3B3H

Plan features

2A
Age/service weighted or new comparability plan
Age/service weighted plan where allocations are based on age service or age and service; or new comparability or similar plan where allocations are based on participant classifications consisting entirely or predominantly of highly compensated employees or the plan provides an additional allocation rate on compensation above a specified threshold that exceeds the permitted disparity limits of Code section 401(l).
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.
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.
3B
Plan covering self-employed individuals
Plan covering self-employed individuals.
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 assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$31K

$92 / participant

Other / not subdivided$31K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.021%

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: WS CPAS P.C.
Auditor EIN: 331755254
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$313,056

$106,164+194.9%

$147,041+112.9%

$77,692+302.9%

Participation rate

98.8%

78.4%+20.4pp

82.2%+16.6pp

70.6%+28.2pp

Annual return

13.29%

56.81%-43.5pp

419.21%-405.9pp

31.25%-18.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$5,034

$4,066+23.8%

$4,935+2.0%

$2,726+84.7%

Participant deferral / active EE

$12,612

$7,993+57.8%

$8,071+56.3%

$4,648+171.3%

Admin fee / account holder

$65

$338-80.9%

$13,006-99.5%

$431-85.0%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.10+ years

Service code 15 · EIN 23-1945930

Recordkeeping

$21,880

THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.4 years

Filed as: VANGUARD ADVISERS INC.

Service code 26 · EIN 23-2811930

Advisory (Participants)

$9,585

CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLP TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN

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CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLP TAX DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN

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Benchmarks

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