Retirement plan

SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION 401(K) SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN

Name: SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION - SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION 401(K) SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN (2019) Form 5500
Creator: SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION 401(K) SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN, SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION

SCHOLASTIC CORPORATIONEIN 13-3385513Plan #004PY 2019

557 BROADWAY - NEW YORK, NY 10012212-343-6379scholastic.comLinkedIn5001-10000 employeespublishing

Prospect flagsLow returnsLow employer contributionCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$530.9M

-5.7% from 2016

Total participants

8,795

+0.0% from 2016

Average account balance

$65,419

-4.5% from 2016

Annual return

21.84%

-7.14 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 32 peers

Peer group

Industry51 - Information

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants5,000-9,999

Cohort32 peers

Snapshot2019

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$626.61M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$94K

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.

6,699

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.

88.1%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$34.69M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$7K

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

+14.13%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$63

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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL5+ years Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786	Loan Processing	$516,866
PORTFOLIO EVALUATIONS, INC.3 years Filed as: PORTFOLIO EVALUATIONS INC Service code 27 · EIN 22-3189064	Advisory (Plan)	$50,000

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3F3H

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.
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.
3F
Leased employees
Plan sponsor(s) received services of leased employees as defined in Code section 414(n) during the plan year.
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

3 tripped

OpportunityLow employer contribution
Employer contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$567K

$88 / participant

Other / not subdivided$567K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.107%

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: ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Auditor EIN: 346565596
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$65,419

$90,629-27.8%

$91,994-28.9%

$82,204-20.4%

Participation rate

89.5%

84.5%+5.0pp

78.6%+10.8pp

73.4%+16.1pp

Annual return

21.84%

31.50%-9.7pp

69.04%-47.2pp

26.31%-4.5pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,106

$3,242-65.9%

$3,453-68.0%

$2,707-59.2%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,561

$5,951-40.2%

$5,924-39.9%

$4,246-16.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$70

$81-13.8%

$7,744-99.1%

$76-7.6%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL5+ years

Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786

Loan Processing

$516,866

PORTFOLIO EVALUATIONS, INC.3 years

Filed as: PORTFOLIO EVALUATIONS INC

Service code 27 · EIN 22-3189064

Advisory (Plan)

$50,000

SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION 401(K) SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN

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SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION 401(K) SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN

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