Retirement plan

ASCENDANT PROGRAM SERVICES LLC 401(K) PLAN

Name: ASCENDANT PROGRAM SERVICES LLC - ASCENDANT PROGRAM SERVICES LLC 401(K) PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: ASCENDANT PROGRAM SERVICES LLC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, ASCENDANT PROGRAM SERVICES LLC 401(K) PLAN, ASCENDANT PROGRAM SERVICES LLC

ASCENDANT PROGRAM SERVICES LLCEIN 27-2788011Plan #001PY 2024

2 WISCONSIN CIRCLE, SUITE 700 - CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815703-200-7756ascendantps.comLinkedIn11-50 employeesmanagement consulting

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Total assets (EOY)

$6.9M

+37.4% from 2023

Total participants

138

+8.7% from 2023

Average account balance

$50,312

+26.3% from 2023

Annual return

21.21%

-2.15 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort6,285 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$6.89M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$50K

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.

137

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1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

99.1%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.26M

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

+21.21%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$45

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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 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.1 year Service code 15 · EIN 23-1945930	Recordkeeping	$6,138

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2S2E3D2G2J2F2T

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).
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.
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

0 tripped

No flags tripped for this filing year. This plan looks clean.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$6K

$55 / participant

Contract admin$6K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.089%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: BETHKE CPA, LLC
Auditor EIN: 421591506
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$50,312

$101,591-50.5%

$147,096-65.8%

$74,429-32.4%

Participation rate

99.1%

75.5%+23.6pp

82.2%+16.9pp

67.2%+31.9pp

Annual return

21.21%

8746.45%-8725.2pp

419.75%-398.5pp

1368.38%-1347.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,427

$3,813-10.1%

$4,936-30.6%

$2,625+30.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$7,796

$7,302+6.8%

$8,071-3.4%

$4,348+79.3%

Admin fee / account holder

$45

$1,750-97.4%

$13,005-99.7%

$1,944-97.7%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.1 year

Service code 15 · EIN 23-1945930

Recordkeeping

$6,138

ASCENDANT PROGRAM SERVICES LLC 401(K) PLAN

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