Retirement plan

GRAND CANYON EDUCATION EMPLOYEES 401(K) PLAN

Name: GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. - GRAND CANYON EDUCATION EMPLOYEES 401(K) PLAN (2023) Form 5500
Creator: GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, GRAND CANYON EDUCATION EMPLOYEES 401(K) PLAN, GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC.

GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC.EIN 20-3356009Plan #001PY 2023

3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, BLDG. 40 - PHOENIX, AZ 85017602-639-7020gce.comLinkedIn1001-5000 employeeseducation management

Prospect flagsLow assets / participantLow employer contributionCorrective distributions

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$158.3M

+27.7% from 2022

Total participants

7,071

+5.7% from 2022

Average account balance

$23,244

+25.3% from 2022

Annual return

20.06%

+37.29 pp from 2022

Benchmarks

See 300 peers

Peer group

Industry61 - Educational Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants1,000-4,999

Cohort300 peers

Snapshot2023

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$191.74M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$28K

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.

6,911

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.

92.7%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$25.41M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$5K

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

+14.70%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$51

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 INSTITUTIONAL9+ years Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786	Loan Processing	$324,415
SAGEVIEW ADVISORY GROUP, LLC1 year Filed as: SAGEVIEW ADVISORY GROUP LLC Service code 27 · EIN 33-0818667	Advisory (Plan)	$34,000

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2J2F2K2S2T2G3D

Plan features

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.
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.
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

3 tripped

OpportunityLow employer contribution
Employer contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
OpportunityLow assets / participant
Assets per participant are in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort - savings-rate / match opportunity.
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$358K

$79 / participant

Recordkeeping$324K90.4%
Investment mgmt$34K9.5%
Contract admin$3000.1%

% of EOY assets

0.226%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

3 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: FORVIS MAZARS LLC
Auditor EIN: 440160260
Audit fees: $0
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$23,244

$105,179-77.9%

$64,101-63.7%

$80,157-71.0%

Participation rate

94.2%

73.5%+20.7pp

72.3%+21.9pp

72.9%+21.3pp

Annual return

20.06%

20.34%-0.3pp

33.72%-13.7pp

40.39%-20.3pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$601

$3,311-81.9%

$2,749-78.1%

$2,977-79.8%

Participant deferral / active EE

$4,485

$4,020+11.6%

$3,881+15.6%

$5,015-10.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$53

$113-53.5%

$3,070-98.3%

$145-63.7%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL9+ years

Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786

Loan Processing

$324,415

SAGEVIEW ADVISORY GROUP, LLC1 year

Filed as: SAGEVIEW ADVISORY GROUP LLC

Service code 27 · EIN 33-0818667

Advisory (Plan)

$34,000

GRAND CANYON EDUCATION EMPLOYEES 401(K) PLAN

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GRAND CANYON EDUCATION EMPLOYEES 401(K) 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

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Expense breakdown

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