Retirement plan

TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. TAX-DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN

Name: TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. - TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. TAX-DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN (2018) Form 5500
Creator: TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. TAX-DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN, TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.

TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.EIN 36-2669023Plan #003PY 2018

P.O. BOX 628010 - MIDDLETON, WI 535628010608-664-8300LinkedIn201-500 employeestelecommunications

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1 filing

#008Retirement-$333.0M assets

Prospect flagsCorrective distributions

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Filed August 3, 2022 (most recent of 6 filings on file)

Plan administrator

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30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 4000

Chicago, IL 60602

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Total assets (EOY)

$999.3M

-11.0% from 2016

Total participants

13,873

-1.4% from 2016

Average account balance

$74,250

-9.4% from 2016

Annual return

-4.69%

-8.86 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 1,085 peers

Peer group

Industryany (size+type match)

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants5,000-9,999

Cohort1,085 peers

Snapshot2018

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$1.78B

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$125K

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.

14,210

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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.

96.1%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$98.34M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$12K

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

+15.83%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$137

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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 3 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
AON CONSULTING4+ years Service code 15 · EIN 22-2232264	Recordkeeping	$1,292,592
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY3 years Service code 21 · EIN 36-1561860	Bank Trustee	$103,043
BLACKROCK2 years Filed as: BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO. Service code 21 · EIN 94-3112180	Bank Trustee	$21,289

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2S2T3H

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.
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.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

1 tripped

ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$1.4M

$146 / participant

Investment mgmt$21K1.5%
Contract admin$1M98.5%

% of EOY assets

0.138%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: RSM US LLP
Auditor EIN: 420714325
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$74,250

$68,904+7.8%

$83,327-10.9%

$68,904+7.8%

Participation rate

95.6%

74.1%+21.5pp

77.8%+17.9pp

74.1%+21.5pp

Annual return

-4.69%

1.07%-5.8pp

10.64%-15.3pp

1.07%-5.8pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,557

$2,540+0.6%

$3,379-24.3%

$2,540+0.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$6,263

$4,015+56.0%

$5,565+12.5%

$4,015+56.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$103

$71+44.2%

$7,540-98.6%

$71+44.2%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

AON CONSULTING4+ years

Service code 15 · EIN 22-2232264

Recordkeeping

$1,292,592

NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY3 years

Service code 21 · EIN 36-1561860

Bank Trustee

$103,043

BLACKROCK2 years

Filed as: BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO.

Service code 21 · EIN 94-3112180

Bank Trustee

$21,289

TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. TAX-DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN

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