Retirement plan

SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF NTCA AND ITS MEMBERS

Name: NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION - SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF NTCA AND ITS MEMBERS (2015) Form 5500
Creator: NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF NTCA AND ITS MEMBERS, NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONEIN 52-0741336Plan #334PY 2015

4121 WILSON BLVD., 10TH FLOOR - ARLINGTON, VA 22203703-351-2000

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1 filing

#333Retirement-$1.82B assets

Prospect flagsFailed to transmit contributionsCorrective distributions

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Filed December 15, 2011 (most recent of 2 filings on file)

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)

$1677M

-6.5% from 2016

Total participants

24,671

-0.4% from 2016

Average account balance

$86,428

-5.6% from 2016

Annual return

0.58%

-6.54 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry51 - Information

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants>=10,000

Cohort45 peers

Snapshot2015

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$3.36B

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$142K

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.

23,709

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.

72.9%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$186.70M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$8K

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

+13.59%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$149

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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

1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 8 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
SERVICES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION1+ years Service code 13 · EIN 52-1200541	Contract Administrator	$1,668,927
GROOM LAW GROUP1+ years Service code 29 · EIN 52-1219029	Legal	$53,933
WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED1+ years Filed as: WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES Service code 27 · EIN 95-2755361	Advisory (Plan)	$45,000
BLACKROCK1+ years Filed as: BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO Service code 21 · EIN 94-3112180	Bank Trustee	$34,122
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP1+ years Filed as: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN, LLP Service code 10 · EIN 47-0746749	Accounting	$19,065
MAIL HAUS1+ years Filed as: MAIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES Service code 36 · EIN 56-2075508	Copying and duplicating; Direct payme...	$15,115
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON1+ years Filed as: BANK OF AMERICA Service code 49 · EIN 05-5169452	Other Services	$13,601
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL1+ years Filed as: FIDELITY INVESTMENTS Service code 60	Sub-TA Fees	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2C2F2G2J2K3B2T3H2R

Plan features

2C
Money purchase plan
Money purchase pension plan other than a target benefit plan.
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.
3B
Plan covering self-employed individuals
Plan covering self-employed individuals.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

2 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).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$2.3M

$114 / participant

Investment mgmt$50K2.1%
Contract admin$2M72.6%
Other / not subdivided$589K25.3%

% of EOY assets

0.139%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN
Auditor EIN: 470746749
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$86,428

$85,590+1.0%

$73,309+17.9%

$69,651+24.1%

Participation rate

74.3%

78.5%-4.2pp

74.9%-0.6pp

66.6%+7.7pp

Annual return

0.58%

29.41%-28.8pp

5.67%-5.1pp

53.77%-53.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,946

$2,537-23.3%

$3,237-39.9%

$2,241-13.1%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,197

$5,237-39.0%

$4,991-35.9%

$3,635-12.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$120

$72+66.6%

$5,635-97.9%

$63+89.8%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

SERVICES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION1+ years

Service code 13 · EIN 52-1200541

Contract Administrator

$1,668,927

GROOM LAW GROUP1+ years

Service code 29 · EIN 52-1219029

Legal

$53,933

WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED1+ years

Filed as: WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES

Service code 27 · EIN 95-2755361

Advisory (Plan)

$45,000

BLACKROCK1+ years

Filed as: BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CO

Service code 21 · EIN 94-3112180

Bank Trustee

$34,122

CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP1+ years

Filed as: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN, LLP

Service code 10 · EIN 47-0746749

Accounting

$19,065

MAIL HAUS1+ years

Filed as: MAIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Service code 36 · EIN 56-2075508

Copying and duplicating; Direct payme...

$15,115

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON1+ years

Filed as: BANK OF AMERICA

Service code 49 · EIN 05-5169452

Other Services

$13,601

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL1+ years

Filed as: FIDELITY INVESTMENTS

Service code 60

Sub-TA Fees

SAVINGS PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF NTCA AND ITS MEMBERS

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