Retirement plan

BIG SHOULDERS FUND DEFINED CONTRIBUTIONS RETIREMENT PLAN

Name: BIG SHOULDERS FUND - BIG SHOULDERS FUND DEFINED CONTRIBUTIONS RETIREMENT PLAN (2025) Form 5500
Creator: BIG SHOULDERS FUND
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, BIG SHOULDERS FUND DEFINED CONTRIBUTIONS RETIREMENT PLAN, BIG SHOULDERS FUND

BIG SHOULDERS FUNDEIN 36-3490557Plan #001PY 2025

212 W. VAN BUREN STREET, SUITE 900 - CHICAGO, IL 606073974312-751-8337bigshouldersfund.orgLinkedIn11-50 employeesnon-profit organization management

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$8.2M

+31.8% from 2024

Total participants

+4.1% from 2024

Average account balance

$106,462

+26.7% from 2024

Annual return

19.68%

+3.35 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

See 4,530 peers

Peer group

Industry81 - Other Services (except Public Administration)

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort4,530 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$8.20M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$106K

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.

118.5%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$861K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$13K

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

+19.68%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$1534

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 codes2F2G2L2M2S2T3D

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.
2L
Code section 403(b)(1) arrangement
Plan uses a Code section 403(b)(1) annuity contract as a funding vehicle.
2M
Code section 403(b)(7) accounts
Plan uses Code section 403(b)(7) custodial accounts as a funding vehicle.
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.
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

2 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
ComplianceLow fidelity bond
Fidelity bond coverage is below the ERISA section 412 10%-of-assets minimum (capped at $500,000).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$118K

$1818 / participant

Other / not subdivided$118K100.0%

% of EOY assets

1.441%

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

$106,462

$61,125+74.2%

$94,057+13.2%

$87,485+21.7%

Participation rate

100.0%

64.1%+35.9pp

73.3%+26.7pp

68.9%+31.1pp

Annual return

19.68%

35.20%-15.5pp

480.62%-460.9pp

26.06%-6.4pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,630

$2,136+69.9%

$2,933+23.8%

$2,596+39.8%

Participant deferral / active EE

$9,614

$3,260+194.9%

$4,709+104.2%

$4,274+125.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$1,534

$5,629-72.7%

$7,244-78.8%

$7,775-80.3%

BIG SHOULDERS FUND DEFINED CONTRIBUTIONS RETIREMENT PLAN

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BIG SHOULDERS FUND DEFINED CONTRIBUTIONS RETIREMENT PLAN

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Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

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