Retirement plan

THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN

Name: THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES - THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN, THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES

THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIESEIN 13-6223604Plan #001PY 2016

1706 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE, NW - WASHINGTON, DC 200092502202-986-0384tfas.orgLinkedIn11-50 employeeshigher education

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$4.4M

+9.0% from 2015

Total participants

+6.5% from 2015

Average account balance

$110,594

+6.3% from 2015

Annual return

7.20%

+11.22 pp from 2015

Benchmarks

See 7,815 peers

Peer group

Industry81 - Other Services (except Public Administration)

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort7,815 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$12.03M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$177K

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.

144.7%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$439K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$9K

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

+12.80%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$2046

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

Providers data not reported

Schedule C was not filed on this plan's most recent Form 5500, so no compensated service providers are available to display.

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2G2L2T3D

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.
2L
Code section 403(b)(1) arrangement
Plan uses a Code section 403(b)(1) annuity contract as a funding vehicle.
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.)
ComplianceLow fidelity bond
Fidelity bond coverage is below the ERISA section 412 10%-of-assets minimum (capped at $500,000).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$154K

$4963 / participant

Other / not subdivided$154K100.0%

% of EOY assets

3.478%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

No opinion code on file for this filing.

Auditor firm: (not reported)
Auditor EIN: -
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: -

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$110,594

$48,078+130.0%

$78,676+40.6%

$62,881+75.9%

Participation rate

71.0%

65.2%+5.8pp

73.6%-2.6pp

69.3%+1.7pp

Annual return

7.20%

31.36%-24.2pp

62.19%-55.0pp

20.14%-12.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,248

$2,015+11.6%

$2,850-21.1%

$2,281-1.4%

Participant deferral / active EE

$5,065

$2,587+95.8%

$3,517+44.0%

$3,203+58.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$3,846

$3,206+20.0%

$4,510-14.7%

$4,296-10.5%

THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN

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THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES DEFINED CONTRIBUTION 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

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