Retirement plan

NORTH STAR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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

NORTH STAR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEEIN 41-0449191Plan #002PY 2016

P.O. BOX 719 - BAUDETTE, MN 56623218-634-2202LinkedIn11-50 employeesutilities

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$4.7M

+2.6% from 2015

Total participants

+3.4% from 2015

Average account balance

$156,645

-0.8% from 2015

Annual return

8.65%

+5.85 pp from 2015

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry22 - Utilities

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort1,255 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$7.27M

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$303K

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1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

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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.

126.3%

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Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$349K

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$18K

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Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+12.05%

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Admin fee / account holder

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

$6924

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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

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 codes2E2F2G2J2T3D

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.
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

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$509K

$24232 / participant

Other / not subdivided$509K100.0%

% of EOY assets

10.829%

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

$156,645

$88,583+76.8%

$88,497+77.0%

$273,972-42.8%

Participation rate

100.0%

83.5%+16.5pp

82.4%+17.6pp

83.0%+17.0pp

Annual return

8.65%

5.68%+3.0pp

7.63%+1.0pp

41.46%-32.8pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$4,414

$4,502-2.0%

$4,036+9.4%

$4,869-9.3%

Participant deferral / active EE

$6,071

$4,891+24.1%

$4,899+23.9%

$5,287+14.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$16,962

$8,980+88.9%

$6,220+172.7%

$10,133+67.4%

NORTH STAR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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