Retirement plan

PAULSON & CO., INC. 401(K) PLAN

Name: PAULSON & CO., INC. - PAULSON & CO., INC. 401(K) PLAN (2017) Form 5500
Creator: PAULSON & CO., INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, PAULSON & CO., INC. 401(K) PLAN, PAULSON & CO., INC.

PAULSON & CO., INC.EIN 13-3796759Plan #001PY 2017

1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS - NEW YORK, NY 10020212-956-2221paulsonco.comLinkedIn11-50 employeesinvestment management

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh assets / participant

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Total assets (EOY)

$48.5M

-15.2% from 2016

Total participants

145

-2.0% from 2016

Average account balance

$334,554

-13.5% from 2016

Annual return

-3.69%

+26.08 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 7,573 peers

Peer group

Industry52 - Finance and Insurance

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort7,573 peers

Snapshot2017

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$46.00M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$852K

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.

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.

100.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.70M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$59K

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

+19.18%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$72282

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

0 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
T R PAUL INC.3+ years Service code 15 · EIN 06-0906361	Recordkeeping	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2G2J2K3D

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.
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

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.

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: WITHUM SMITH & BROWN, PC
Auditor EIN: 222027092
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$334,554

$100,041+234.4%

$149,718+123.5%

$70,131+377.0%

Participation rate

100.0%

83.6%+16.4pp

87.1%+12.9pp

69.5%+30.5pp

Annual return

-3.69%

27.43%-31.1pp

1501.70%-1505.4pp

73.14%-76.8pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$7,804

$3,662+113.1%

$5,444+43.3%

$2,342+233.2%

Participant deferral / active EE

$16,812

$4,983+237.4%

$6,568+156.0%

$3,332+404.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$8,286-100.0%

$11,283-100.0%

$4,645-100.0%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

T R PAUL INC.3+ years

Service code 15 · EIN 06-0906361

Recordkeeping

PAULSON & CO., INC. 401(K) PLAN

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