Retirement plan

VERIZON SAVINGS PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES

Name: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC - VERIZON SAVINGS PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES (2016) Form 5500
Creator: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, VERIZON SAVINGS PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCEIN 23-2259884Plan #102PY 2016

ONE VERIZON WAY,, MAIL CODE VC34W419 - BASKING RIDGE, NJ 07920908-559-3757

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Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Filed September 28, 1999 (most recent of 3 filings on file)

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Total assets (EOY)

$21865.1M

No prior year

Total participants

159,822

No prior year

Average account balance

$139,366

No prior year

Annual return

10.87%

No prior year

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry51 - Information

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants>=10,000

Cohort44 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$31.32B

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$2.6M

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.

57,761

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.

0.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.27B

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$23K

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

+14.02%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$3907

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 10 of 24 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL2+ years Service code 15 · EIN 04-2647786	Recordkeeping	$8,660,221
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.2+ years Filed as: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Service code 14 · EIN 23-2259884	Plan Administrator	$1,197,826
AON CONSULTING1+ years Filed as: AON CONSULTING, INC Service code 16 · EIN 22-2232264	Consulting	$283,727
THOMPSON HINE2+ years Filed as: THOMPSON HINE LLP Service code 29 · EIN 34-0575300	Legal	$165,937
KPMG LLP2+ years Filed as: KPMG Service code 16 · EIN 13-5565207	Consulting	$129,176
ZENO2+ years Service code 16 · EIN 95-4154420	Consulting	$85,829
BLOOMBERG FINANCE LP2+ years Filed as: BLOOMBERG Service code 16 · EIN 13-3417984	Consulting	$84,318
COHNREZNICK LLP1+ years Service code 10 · EIN 22-1478099	Accounting	$65,000
XEROX CORPORATION2+ years Service code 16 · EIN 16-0468020	Consulting	$64,333
PROSKAUER ROSE LLP1+ years Filed as: PROSKAUER Service code 29 · EIN 13-1840454	Legal	$49,214

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2H2I2J2K2O2S3H3I

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).
2H
Partial participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of a portion of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2I
Stock bonus
Stock bonus plan.
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.
2O
ESOP other than a leveraged ESOP
Employee stock ownership plan that is not leveraged.
2S
Automatic enrollment
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).
3I
Employer securities investment required
Plan requiring that all or part of employer contributions be invested and held at least for a limited period in employer securities.

Opportunity flags

1 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$57.5M

$524 / participant

Investment mgmt$46M80.8%
Contract admin$8M14.8%
Other / not subdivided$3M4.5%

% of EOY assets

0.263%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: MITCHELL & TITUS, LLP
Auditor EIN: 132781641
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$139,366

$86,496+61.1%

$80,977+72.1%

$329,111-57.7%

Participation rate

97.3%

80.0%+17.4pp

75.8%+21.5pp

67.9%+29.5pp

Annual return

10.87%

20.13%-9.3pp

17.11%-6.2pp

16.35%-5.5pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$5,698

$2,395+137.9%

$3,715+53.4%

$2,303+147.4%

Participant deferral / active EE

$8,118

$5,350+51.7%

$5,696+42.5%

$3,682+120.5%

Admin fee / account holder

$366

$69+427.6%

$5,517-93.4%

$754-51.4%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL2+ years

Service code 15 · EIN 04-2647786

Recordkeeping

$8,660,221

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.2+ years

Filed as: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

Service code 14 · EIN 23-2259884

Plan Administrator

$1,197,826

AON CONSULTING1+ years

Filed as: AON CONSULTING, INC

Service code 16 · EIN 22-2232264

Consulting

$283,727

THOMPSON HINE2+ years

Filed as: THOMPSON HINE LLP

Service code 29 · EIN 34-0575300

Legal

$165,937

KPMG LLP2+ years

Filed as: KPMG

Service code 16 · EIN 13-5565207

Consulting

$129,176

ZENO2+ years

Service code 16 · EIN 95-4154420

Consulting

$85,829

BLOOMBERG FINANCE LP2+ years

Filed as: BLOOMBERG

Service code 16 · EIN 13-3417984

Consulting

$84,318

COHNREZNICK LLP1+ years

Service code 10 · EIN 22-1478099

Accounting

$65,000

XEROX CORPORATION2+ years

Service code 16 · EIN 16-0468020

Consulting

$64,333

PROSKAUER ROSE LLP1+ years

Filed as: PROSKAUER

Service code 29 · EIN 13-1840454

Legal

$49,214

VERIZON SAVINGS PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES

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VERIZON SAVINGS PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES

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