Retirement plan

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

Name: COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CAST) - 403(B) THRIFT PLAN OF COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CAST) (2023) Form 5500
Creator: COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CAST)
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, 403(B) THRIFT PLAN OF COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CAST), COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CAST)

COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CAST)EIN 23-7186154Plan #001PY 2023

4420 WEST LINCOLN WAY - AMES, IA 500143447515-292-2125

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$1.6M

+323.1% from 2022

Total participants

+11.1% from 2022

Average account balance

$158,852

+280.8% from 2022

Annual return

16.79%

+33.90 pp from 2022

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort139,766 peers

Snapshot2023

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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 codes2F2G2T3D

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.
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

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

$43K

$7105 / participant

Other / not subdivided$43K100.0%

% of EOY assets

2.683%

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

$158,852

$148,623+6.9%

$135,974+16.8%

$139,466+13.9%

Participation rate

100.0%

83.9%+16.1pp

81.9%+18.1pp

80.3%+19.7pp

Annual return

16.79%

79.30%-62.5pp

68.30%-51.5pp

373.66%-356.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$6,864

$5,246+30.8%

$4,859+41.3%

$4,754+44.4%

Participant deferral / active EE

$6,971

$8,103-14.0%

$7,760-10.2%

$6,712+3.9%

Admin fee / account holder

$4,263

$12,406-65.6%

$10,767-60.4%

$11,409-62.6%

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

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

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Expense breakdown

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