Retirement plan

NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE 401(K) PLAN

Name: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE - NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE 401(K) PLAN (2015) Form 5500
Creator: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE 401(K) PLAN, NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE

NORTHWESTERN COLLEGEEIN 36-3074137Plan #002PY 2015

9501 TECHNOLOGY BLVD., SUITE 425 - ROSEMONT, IL 60018847-233-7700nc.eduLinkedIn201-500 employeeshigher education

Prospect flagsLow participationLow employer contributionCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$4.5M

No prior year

Total participants

265

No prior year

Average account balance

$30,311

No prior year

Annual return

-0.56%

No prior year

Benchmarks

See 953 peers

Peer group

Industry61 - Educational Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort953 peers

Snapshot2015

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$1.88M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$13K

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.

144

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.

91.4%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$89K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$1K

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

+8.89%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$136

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 3 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY1+ years Filed as: MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC Service code 49 · EIN 26-4310632	Other Services	$10,892
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY1+ years Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290	Contract Administrator	$7,669
WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED1+ years Service code 27 · EIN 95-2755361	Advisory (Plan)	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2R2T3D

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.
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

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

$8K

$35 / participant

Contract admin$8K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.169%

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: WEWORSKI & ASSOCIATES
Auditor EIN: 330516783
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$30,311

$51,769-41.4%

$57,356-47.2%

$52,331-42.1%

Participation rate

48.0%

75.2%-27.3pp

75.1%-27.1pp

68.1%-20.1pp

Annual return

-0.56%

2.43%-3.0pp

24.41%-25.0pp

4.54%-5.1pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,335-100.0%

$2,689-100.0%

$1,882-100.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,485

$2,794-46.8%

$3,162-53.0%

$3,022-50.9%

Admin fee / account holder

$51

$295-82.7%

$3,357-98.5%

$592-91.4%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY1+ years

Filed as: MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC

Service code 49 · EIN 26-4310632

Other Services

$10,892

PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY1+ years

Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290

Contract Administrator

$7,669

WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED1+ years

Service code 27 · EIN 95-2755361

Advisory (Plan)

NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE 401(K) PLAN

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