Retirement plan

CHALLENGER, GRAY & CHRISTMAS, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Name: CHALLENGER GRAY & CHRISTMAS, INC. - CHALLENGER, GRAY & CHRISTMAS, INC. 401(K) PLAN (2015) Form 5500
Creator: CHALLENGER GRAY & CHRISTMAS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, CHALLENGER, GRAY & CHRISTMAS, INC. 401(K) PLAN, CHALLENGER GRAY & CHRISTMAS, INC.

CHALLENGER GRAY & CHRISTMAS, INC.EIN 34-1220539Plan #001PY 2015

645 SHERIDAN RD - WINNETKA, IL 600932323312-332-5790challengergray.comLinkedIn201-500 employeeshuman resources

Prospect flagsLow participationLow employer contributionCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$5.4M

No prior year

Total participants

168

No prior year

Average account balance

$84,353

No prior year

Annual return

-1.94%

No prior year

Benchmarks

See 856 peers

Peer group

Industry56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort856 peers

Snapshot2015

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$13.46M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$120K

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.

112

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.

31.7%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.14M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$4K

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

+15.81%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$5422

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

Top 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL1+ years Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786	Loan Processing	$175

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2F2G2J2K2T3D

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.
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.
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

3 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
OpportunityLow employer contribution
Employer contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$175

$1 / participant

Other / not subdivided$175100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.003%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm: OSTROW, REISIN, BERK & ABRAMS
Auditor EIN: 362938874
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$84,353

$31,109+171.2%

$67,704+24.6%

$52,331+61.2%

Participation rate

32.0%

54.0%-22.0pp

67.5%-35.5pp

68.1%-36.1pp

Annual return

-1.94%

23.70%-25.6pp

25.41%-27.4pp

4.54%-6.5pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,076-100.0%

$2,559-100.0%

$1,882-100.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,499

$1,970+77.6%

$3,585-2.4%

$3,022+15.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$466-99.4%

$4,255-99.9%

$592-99.5%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL1+ years

Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786

Loan Processing

$175

CHALLENGER, GRAY & CHRISTMAS, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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