Retirement plan

WS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 401(K) AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: WS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. - WS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 401(K) AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2015) Form 5500
Creator: WS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, WS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 401(K) AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN, WS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.

WS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.EIN 04-2745768Plan #001PY 2015

33 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3000 - CHESTNUT HILL, MA 02467617-232-8900

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh fees

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$14.6M

No prior year

Total participants

171

No prior year

Average account balance

$88,242

No prior year

Annual return

-2.33%

No prior year

Benchmarks

See 855 peers

Peer group

Industry53 - Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort855 peers

Snapshot2015

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$54.40M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$111K

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.

489

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.

98.7%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$5.52M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$15K

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

+18.10%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$271

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
SHEPHERD KAPLAN LLC1+ years Service code 27 · EIN 83-0368447	Advisory (Plan)	$38,545
SENTINEL PENSION ADVISORS1+ years Filed as: SENTINEL BENEFITS GROUP INC Service code 15 · EIN 04-3015875	Recordkeeping	$11,139

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2S2T3D

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.
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.
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

2 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$51K

$357 / participant

Investment mgmt$39K76.0%
Other / not subdivided$12K24.0%

% of EOY assets

0.346%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 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: MARCUM LLP
Auditor EIN: 042894325
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$88,242

$45,283+94.9%

$155,789-43.4%

$52,331+68.6%

Participation rate

96.5%

62.2%+34.3pp

76.1%+20.4pp

68.1%+28.4pp

Annual return

-2.33%

1.80%-4.1pp

71.54%-73.9pp

4.54%-6.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,312

$1,329+74.0%

$3,839-39.8%

$1,882+22.9%

Participant deferral / active EE

$7,623

$2,854+167.1%

$4,798+58.9%

$3,022+152.2%

Admin fee / account holder

$305

$981-68.9%

$7,477-95.9%

$592-48.4%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

SHEPHERD KAPLAN LLC1+ years

Service code 27 · EIN 83-0368447

Advisory (Plan)

$38,545

SENTINEL PENSION ADVISORS1+ years

Filed as: SENTINEL BENEFITS GROUP INC

Service code 15 · EIN 04-3015875

Recordkeeping

$11,139

WS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 401(K) AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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