Retirement plan

DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Name: DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, INC. - DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, INC. 401(K) PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, INC. 401(K) PLAN, DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, INC.

DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, INC.EIN 36-2967476Plan #001PY 2016

70 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 2300 - CHICAGO, IL 60602312-263-4141dsiconsulting.comLinkedIn51-200 employeesmanagement consulting

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh feesHigh assets / participant

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Total assets (EOY)

$16.2M

+0.1% from 2015

Total participants

-2.1% from 2015

Average account balance

$353,099

-2.1% from 2015

Annual return

5.02%

+4.08 pp from 2015

Benchmarks

See 24,581 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort24,581 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$27.67M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$532K

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.

120.9%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.09M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$25K

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

+16.40%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$1473

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 codes2E2G2J2R2T3D

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
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.
2R
Participant-directed brokerage accounts
Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
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

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$1.5M

$44015 / participant

Other / not subdivided$1M100.0%

% of EOY assets

8.943%

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

$353,099

$76,551+361.3%

$123,894+185.0%

$62,881+461.5%

Participation rate

97.0%

73.0%+24.0pp

81.4%+15.6pp

69.3%+27.7pp

Annual return

5.02%

18.68%-13.7pp

47.52%-42.5pp

20.14%-15.1pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$6,647

$2,882+130.6%

$4,617+44.0%

$2,281+191.4%

Participant deferral / active EE

$13,239

$4,840+173.6%

$5,984+121.2%

$3,203+313.3%

Admin fee / account holder

$31,576

$4,826+554.3%

$8,357+277.8%

$4,296+635.1%

DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Summary metrics

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Analytics

Service providersi

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Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion