Retirement plan

VERIZON SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN FOR WEST HOURLY EMPLOYEES

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

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.EIN 23-2259884Plan #105PY 2016

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

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Prospect flagsHigh retiree %Low returnsWind-down / frozen

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

This is a legacy paper filing. Plan administrator and contact details are recorded in the original filing, which has not been digitised into structured fields.

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Total assets (EOY)

$426.3M

No prior year

Total participants

4,774

No prior year

Average account balance

$91,627

No prior year

Annual return

-50.13%

No prior year

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry51 - Information

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort503 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$326.17M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$142K

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.

2,290

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.

94.2%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$7.02M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$18K

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

+11.32%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$214

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 7 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL2+ years Service code 15 · EIN 04-2647786	Recordkeeping	$321,599
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.2+ years Filed as: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Service code 14 · EIN 23-2259884	Plan Administrator	$59,302
MITCHELL & TITUS, LLP2+ years Filed as: MITCHELL AND TITUS LLP Service code 10 · EIN 13-2781641	Accounting	$48,291
RR DONNELLEY2+ years Service code 16 · EIN 88-0222636	Consulting	$13,341
THOMPSON HINE2+ years Filed as: THOMPSON HINE LLP Service code 29 · EIN 34-0575300	Legal	$6,774
AON CONSULTING1+ years Service code 16 · EIN 22-2232264	Consulting	$6,750
XEROX CORPORATION2+ years Service code 16 · EIN 16-0468020	Consulting	$6,652

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2H2I2J2K2O3H3I

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.
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

3 tripped

OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
InformationalHigh retiree %
Retirees and beneficiaries make up 25% or more of total participants - indicates an ageing workforce or a frozen plan.
InformationalWind-down / frozen
Plan appears closed to new enrollment or frozen - balance-holders far exceed active participants, or the plan reports active distributions with no inflows. Exclude from peer benchmarks.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$1.2M

$1640 / participant

Investment mgmt$731K60.1%
Contract admin$327K26.9%
Other / not subdivided$159K13.1%

% of EOY assets

0.285%

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

$91,627

$56,640+61.8%

$80,977+13.2%

$57,658+58.9%

Participation rate

83.6%

75.9%+7.7pp

75.8%+7.7pp

70.2%+13.3pp

Annual return

-50.13%

19.97%-70.1pp

17.11%-67.2pp

5.13%-55.3pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$9,178

$2,085+340.2%

$3,715+147.1%

$1,974+365.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$19,257

$4,944+289.5%

$5,696+238.1%

$3,061+529.2%

Admin fee / account holder

$262

$87+200.3%

$5,517-95.3%

$95+176.7%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL2+ years

Service code 15 · EIN 04-2647786

Recordkeeping

$321,599

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.2+ years

Filed as: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

Service code 14 · EIN 23-2259884

Plan Administrator

$59,302

MITCHELL & TITUS, LLP2+ years

Filed as: MITCHELL AND TITUS LLP

Service code 10 · EIN 13-2781641

Accounting

$48,291

RR DONNELLEY2+ years

Service code 16 · EIN 88-0222636

Consulting

$13,341

THOMPSON HINE2+ years

Filed as: THOMPSON HINE LLP

Service code 29 · EIN 34-0575300

Legal

$6,774

AON CONSULTING1+ years

Service code 16 · EIN 22-2232264

Consulting

$6,750

XEROX CORPORATION2+ years

Service code 16 · EIN 16-0468020

Consulting

$6,652

VERIZON SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN FOR WEST HOURLY EMPLOYEES

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