Retirement plan

SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2015) Form 5500
Creator: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN, SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.EIN 35-1489343Plan #001PY 2015

4603 PARKSTONE LANE - AVON, IN 46123317-745-0851

Prospect flagsLow participation

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$5.5M

No prior year

Total participants

109

No prior year

Average account balance

$83,633

No prior year

Annual return

-1.20%

No prior year

Benchmarks

See 2,754 peers

Peer group

Industry51 - Information

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort2,754 peers

Snapshot2015

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$13.01M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$88K

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.

148

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.

68.9%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$837K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$6K

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

+8.60%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$351

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 4 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH1+ years Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH LIFE AGENCY, INC. Service code 22	Insurance Broker	$2,048
BLUE BENEFITS CONSULTING, INC.1+ years Filed as: BLUE BENEFITS CONSULTING INC Service code 15 · EIN 35-1907899	Recordkeeping	$1,150
TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS1+ years Filed as: TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURAN Service code 15 · EIN 36-6071399	Recordkeeping	$316
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH1+ years Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH LIFE AGENCY Service code 22 · EIN 13-2808480	Insurance Broker	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D

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.
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

1 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$1K

$15 / participant

Investment mgmt$1K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.024%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 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: HAYWOOD HENN
Auditor EIN: 263503918
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$83,633

$52,911+58.1%

$73,309+14.1%

$59,633+40.2%

Participation rate

52.2%

68.2%-16.0pp

74.9%-22.7pp

68.7%-16.4pp

Annual return

-1.20%

12.20%-13.4pp

5.67%-6.9pp

2041.45%-2042.7pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$485

$1,909-74.6%

$3,237-85.0%

$2,203-78.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,997

$4,069-1.8%

$4,991-19.9%

$3,192+25.2%

Admin fee / account holder

$20

$3,835-99.5%

$5,635-99.6%

$4,297-99.5%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH1+ years

Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH LIFE AGENCY, INC.

Service code 22

Insurance Broker

$2,048

BLUE BENEFITS CONSULTING, INC.1+ years

Filed as: BLUE BENEFITS CONSULTING INC

Service code 15 · EIN 35-1907899

Recordkeeping

$1,150

TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS1+ years

Filed as: TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURAN

Service code 15 · EIN 36-6071399

Recordkeeping

$316

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH1+ years

Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH LIFE AGENCY

Service code 22 · EIN 13-2808480

Insurance Broker

SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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