Retirement plan

JANUS 401(K) AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

Name: JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC. - JANUS 401(K) AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (2025) Form 5500
Creator: JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, JANUS 401(K) AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN, JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.

JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.EIN 43-1804048Plan #003PY 2025

151 DETROIT - DENVER, CO 80206303-394-6500januscapital.coLinkedIn1-10 employees

Prospect flagsHigh assets / participantFailed to transmit contributionsCorrective distributions

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Filed September 20, 2005

This is a legacy paper filing. Plan administrator and contact details are recorded in the original filing, which has not been digitised into structured fields.

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Total assets (EOY)

$613.6M

+12.6% from 2024

Total participants

1,758

+0.7% from 2024

Average account balance

$354,874

+11.7% from 2024

Annual return

16.52%

-1.70 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry52 - Finance and Insurance

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants1,000-4,999

Cohort204 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$613.58M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$355K

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.

1,729

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.

97.2%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$28.51M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$28K

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

+16.52%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$168

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 5 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC.1 year Filed as: STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC Service code 20 · EIN 04-2654524	Trustee (individual)	$93,931
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP8 years Service code 10 · EIN 13-4008324	Accounting	$87,715
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP5 years Filed as: HOGAN LOVELLS Service code 22 · EIN 53-0084704	Insurance Broker	$66,435
COOK STREET CONSULTING2 years Filed as: COOK STREET CONSULTING, INC. Service code 20 · EIN 84-0854432	Trustee (individual)	$28,815
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL11+ years Service code 24 · EIN 04-2647786	Discretionary Trustee	$13,931

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2F2G2J2K2O2S2T3B3F3I2R

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.
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.
2O
ESOP other than a leveraged ESOP
Employee stock ownership plan that is not leveraged.
2R
Participant-directed brokerage accounts
Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
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.
3B
Plan covering self-employed individuals
Plan covering self-employed individuals.
3F
Leased employees
Plan sponsor(s) received services of leased employees as defined in Code section 414(n) during the plan year.
3I
Employer securities investment required
Plan requiring that all or part of employer contributions be invested and held at least for a limited period in employer securities.

Opportunity flags

3 tripped

ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$291K

$281 / participant

Recordkeeping$6K2.2%
Investment mgmt$94K32.3%
Legal$66K22.9%
Contract admin$6000.2%
Other / not subdivided$123K42.4%

% of EOY assets

0.047%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

4 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

The auditor signed off without reservation. This is the cleanest opinion.

Auditor firm: PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Auditor EIN: 134008324
Audit fees: $87,715
Opinion code: Unqualified

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Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$354,874

$160,882+120.6%

$200,582+76.9%

$102,872+245.0%

Participation rate

97.2%

91.2%+6.0pp

86.9%+10.3pp

73.0%+24.2pp

Annual return

16.52%

18.15%-1.6pp

42.33%-25.8pp

19.06%-2.5pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$10,493

$5,602+87.3%

$6,419+63.5%

$3,526+197.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$17,081

$9,300+83.7%

$9,331+83.1%

$5,535+208.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$168

$125+34.8%

$16,305-99.0%

$292-42.5%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC.1 year

Filed as: STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC

Service code 20 · EIN 04-2654524

Trustee (individual)

$93,931

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP8 years

Service code 10 · EIN 13-4008324

Accounting

$87,715

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP5 years

Filed as: HOGAN LOVELLS

Service code 22 · EIN 53-0084704

Insurance Broker

$66,435

COOK STREET CONSULTING2 years

Filed as: COOK STREET CONSULTING, INC.

Service code 20 · EIN 84-0854432

Trustee (individual)

$28,815

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL11+ years

Service code 24 · EIN 04-2647786

Discretionary Trustee

$13,931

JANUS 401(K) AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

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