Retirement plan

ASCENSUS, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Name: ASCENSUS, INC. - ASCENSUS, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN (2015) Form 5500
Creator: ASCENSUS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, ASCENSUS, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN, ASCENSUS, INC.

ASCENSUS, INC.EIN 11-3665754Plan #001PY 2015

200 DRYDEN ROAD - DRESHER, PA 19025215-648-1490ascensus.comLinkedIn5001-10000 employeesfinancial services

Prospect flagsFailed to transmit contributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$104.3M

-11.9% from 2016

Total participants

1,888

-8.9% from 2016

Average account balance

$56,219

-4.8% from 2016

Annual return

3.13%

-6.43 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 487 peers

Peer group

Industry52 - Finance and Insurance

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants1,000-4,999

Cohort487 peers

Snapshot2015

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$621.76M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$104K

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.

5,972

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.

97.4%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$53.19M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$11K

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

+16.25%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

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 10 of 17 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
BELLWEATHER CONSULTING1+ years Service code 16 PO BOX 31 · MILLBURN, NJ 070410031	Consulting	$32,043
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH1+ years Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH Service code 15 · EIN 13-5674085	Recordkeeping	$25,000
BDO USA, LLP1+ years Filed as: BDO Service code 10 1700 MARKET STREET · PHILADELPHIA, PA 191033962	Accounting	$20,420
AMERICAN CENTURY1+ years Filed as: AMERICAN CENTURY INV MGMT Service code 52	Indirect Investment Fees	$0
AMERICAN CENTURY1+ years Filed as: AMERICAN CENTURY INV. MGMT Service code 52 PO BOX 419200 · KANSAS CITY, MO 641416200	Indirect Investment Fees	$0
ASCENSUS LLC1+ years Filed as: ASCENSUS Service code 15 · EIN 11-3665754	Recordkeeping	$0
BLACKROCK1+ years Filed as: BLACKROCK ADVISORS, LLC Service code 52 4400 COMPUTER DR · WESTBOROUGH, MA 01581	Indirect Investment Fees	$0
AMERICAN FUNDS1+ years Filed as: CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT Service code 52 333 S. HOPE ST · LOS ANGELES, CA 90071	Indirect Investment Fees	$0
AMERICAN FUNDS1+ years Filed as: CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGMENT CO Service code 52	Indirect Investment Fees	$0
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON1+ years Filed as: CLEARBRIDGE FUNDS Service code 52 620 EIGHTH AVE · NEW YORK, NY 10018	Indirect Investment Fees	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G3H2J2K

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.
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

1 tripped

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

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$80K

$52 / participant

Investment mgmt$25K31.4%
Contract admin$55K68.6%

% of EOY assets

0.076%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 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: BDO USA LLP
Auditor EIN: 135381590
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$56,219

$75,760-25.8%

$123,105-54.3%

$59,188-5.0%

Participation rate

97.8%

86.0%+11.8pp

86.8%+11.1pp

69.4%+28.4pp

Annual return

3.13%

2.93%+0.2pp

13.22%-10.1pp

5.51%-2.4pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,971

$3,415-13.0%

$5,151-42.3%

$2,098+41.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$5,029

$5,000+0.6%

$6,229-19.3%

$3,265+54.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$43

$61-29.4%

$9,014-99.5%

$92-53.5%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

BELLWEATHER CONSULTING1+ years

Service code 16

PO BOX 31 · MILLBURN, NJ 070410031

Consulting

$32,043

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH1+ years

Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH

Service code 15 · EIN 13-5674085

Recordkeeping

$25,000

BDO USA, LLP1+ years

Filed as: BDO

Service code 10

1700 MARKET STREET · PHILADELPHIA, PA 191033962

Accounting

$20,420

AMERICAN CENTURY1+ years

Filed as: AMERICAN CENTURY INV MGMT

Service code 52

Indirect Investment Fees

AMERICAN CENTURY1+ years

Filed as: AMERICAN CENTURY INV. MGMT

Service code 52

PO BOX 419200 · KANSAS CITY, MO 641416200

Indirect Investment Fees

ASCENSUS LLC1+ years

Filed as: ASCENSUS

Service code 15 · EIN 11-3665754

Recordkeeping

BLACKROCK1+ years

Filed as: BLACKROCK ADVISORS, LLC

Service code 52

4400 COMPUTER DR · WESTBOROUGH, MA 01581

Indirect Investment Fees

AMERICAN FUNDS1+ years

Filed as: CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT

Service code 52

333 S. HOPE ST · LOS ANGELES, CA 90071

Indirect Investment Fees

AMERICAN FUNDS1+ years

Filed as: CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGMENT CO

Service code 52

Indirect Investment Fees

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON1+ years

Filed as: CLEARBRIDGE FUNDS

Service code 52

620 EIGHTH AVE · NEW YORK, NY 10018

Indirect Investment Fees

ASCENSUS, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

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Plan features & details

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ASCENSUS, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion