Retirement plan

SCIENCE EXCHANGE RETIREMENT TRUST

Name: SCIENCE EXCHANGE - SCIENCE EXCHANGE RETIREMENT TRUST (2017) Form 5500
Creator: SCIENCE EXCHANGE
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, SCIENCE EXCHANGE RETIREMENT TRUST, SCIENCE EXCHANGE

SCIENCE EXCHANGEEIN 45-2177494Plan #001PY 2017

555 BRYANT STREET 939 - PALO ALTO, CA 94301650-799-0921scienceexchange.comLinkedIn51-200 employeescomputer software

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow assets / participantLow fidelity bond

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$1M

+111.3% from 2016

Total participants

+50.0% from 2016

Average account balance

$13,290

+26.2% from 2016

Annual return

31.98%

+8.58 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 25,067 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort25,067 peers

Snapshot2017

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$5.02M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$129K

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.

111.4%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$608K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$17K

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

+15.77%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$11741

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 codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D

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.
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 assets / participant
Assets per participant are in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort - savings-rate / match opportunity.
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

$178K

$2703 / participant

Other / not subdivided$178K100.0%

% of EOY assets

17.432%

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

$13,290

$85,766-84.5%

$136,298-90.2%

$70,126-81.0%

Participation rate

89.4%

74.2%+15.2pp

81.9%+7.5pp

69.5%+19.9pp

Annual return

31.98%

31.46%+0.5pp

5156.27%-5124.3pp

73.15%-41.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,821

$2,966-4.9%

$4,696-39.9%

$2,343+20.4%

Participant deferral / active EE

$5,636

$5,051+11.6%

$6,247-9.8%

$3,332+69.2%

Admin fee / account holder

$2,317

$5,421-57.3%

$9,244-74.9%

$4,645-50.1%

SCIENCE EXCHANGE RETIREMENT TRUST

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SCIENCE EXCHANGE RETIREMENT TRUST

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

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Service providers

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Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

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Expense breakdown

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