Retirement plan

403(B) THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CAST)

Name: COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIEN - 403(B) THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CAST) (2024) Form 5500
Creator: COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIEN
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, 403(B) THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CAST), COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIEN

COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENEIN 23-7186154Plan #001PY 2024

2625 NORTH LOOP DRIVE, SUITE 2610 - AMES, IA 50010515-292-2125

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$262K

-83.5% from 2023

Total participants

-10.0% from 2023

Average account balance

$29,070

-81.7% from 2023

Annual return

9.12%

-7.67 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 143,415 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort143,415 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$262K

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$29K

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.

180.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$54K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$11K

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

+9.12%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$40886

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 codes2G3D2J2E2T

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.
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.
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.)
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$368K

$73594 / participant

Other / not subdivided$368K100.0%

% of EOY assets

140.643%

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

$29,070

$160,070-81.8%

$147,117-80.2%

$145,897-80.1%

Participation rate

100.0%

84.0%+16.0pp

82.2%+17.8pp

80.3%+19.7pp

Annual return

9.12%

98.69%-89.6pp

420.54%-411.4pp

552.29%-543.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$7,158

$5,285+35.5%

$4,932+45.1%

$4,663+53.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,624

$8,419-57.0%

$8,065-55.1%

$6,689-45.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$40,886

$15,035+171.9%

$12,993+214.7%

$13,390+205.3%

403(B) THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CAST)

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403(B) THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CAST)

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Benchmarksi

Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

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Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

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