Retirement plan

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION TAX-FAVORED SAVINGS PROGRAM

Name: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION - BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION TAX-FAVORED SAVINGS PROGRAM (2021) Form 5500
Creator: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION TAX-FAVORED SAVINGS PROGRAM, BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATIONEIN 13-5656874Plan #002PY 2021

225 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE - CHICAGO, IL 606017757312-297-6000

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1 filing

#001Retirement-$175.6M assets

Prospect flagsHigh assets / participantCorrective distributions

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Filed April 16, 2021 (most recent of 2 filings on file)

Plan administrator

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225 North Michigan Avenue

Chicago, IL 60601

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Plans declared (1)

Executive 457(f) Plan1 emp

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Total assets (EOY)

$432.4M

+12.9% from 2020

Total participants

1,724

-1.9% from 2020

Average account balance

$252,559

+14.5% from 2020

Annual return

15.29%

-6.08 pp from 2020

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants1,000-4,999

Cohort813 peers

Snapshot2021

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$479.82M

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Average account balance

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

$260K

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Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

1,845

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1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

98.4%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$31.33M

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$26K

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Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+15.98%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$164

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Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

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1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 4 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
FINANCIAL ENGINES7+ years Service code 27 · EIN 94-3250323	Advisory (Plan)	$262,146
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP1 year Filed as: PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Service code 10 · EIN 13-4008324	Accounting	$71,500
WEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INC3 years Service code 49 · EIN 22-3734996	Other Services	$0
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL7+ years Service code 25 · EIN 04-2647786	Directed Trustee	-$94,713

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2T3F3J2E2F2G2J2K2S2R

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.
2R
Participant-directed brokerage accounts
Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
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.
3F
Leased employees
Plan sponsor(s) received services of leased employees as defined in Code section 414(n) during the plan year.
3J
U.S.-based Puerto Rico dual-qualified plan
U.S.-based plan that covers residents of Puerto Rico and is qualified under both Code section 401 and section 1165 of the Internal Revenue Code of Puerto Rico.

Opportunity flags

2 tripped

ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$237K

$205 / participant

Other / not subdivided$237K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.055%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

The auditor signed off without reservation. This is the cleanest opinion.

Auditor firm: PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
Auditor EIN: 134008324
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

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Metric

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Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$252,559

$120,450+109.7%

$159,436+58.4%

$93,030+171.5%

Participation rate

99.0%

78.0%+21.0pp

82.8%+16.1pp

73.9%+25.1pp

Annual return

15.29%

27.11%-11.8pp

263.57%-248.3pp

158.70%-143.4pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$8,695

$3,526+146.6%

$4,829+80.0%

$2,706+221.4%

Participant deferral / active EE

$13,876

$7,283+90.5%

$7,352+88.7%

$4,562+204.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$138

$137+1.2%

$10,799-98.7%

$152-8.7%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

FINANCIAL ENGINES7+ years

Service code 27 · EIN 94-3250323

Advisory (Plan)

$262,146

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP1 year

Filed as: PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

Service code 10 · EIN 13-4008324

Accounting

$71,500

WEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INC3 years

Service code 49 · EIN 22-3734996

Other Services

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL7+ years

Service code 25 · EIN 04-2647786

Directed Trustee

-$94,713

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