Retirement plan

SIERRA MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Name: SIERRA MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - SIERRA MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 401(K) PLAN (2017) Form 5500
Creator: SIERRA MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, SIERRA MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 401(K) PLAN, SIERRA MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

SIERRA MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES, INC.EIN 52-1651979Plan #001PY 2017

44427 AIRPORT ROAD, SUITE 130 - CALIFORNIA, MD 20619301-737-3000sierramgt.comLinkedIn51-200 employeesdefense & space

Prospect flagsLow participation

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$10.1M

+23.5% from 2016

Total participants

154

0.0% from 2016

Average account balance

$82,976

+23.5% from 2016

Annual return

18.49%

+10.31 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

$13.66M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$108K

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.

127

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.

65.4%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.09M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$10K

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

+17.58%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$541

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 6 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC1 year Service code 55	Other Commissions	$21,531
COASTAL PENSION SERVICES3+ years Service code 13 7230 LEE DEFOREST DRIVE, STE. 102 · COLUMBIA, MD 21042	Contract Administrator	$11,233
LEONARD CARDER, LLP3+ years Filed as: LEONARD MILLER & ASSOC, CHARTERED Service code 10 425 ST. PAUL PLACE · BALTIMORE, MD 21202	Accounting	$9,000
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE1 year Filed as: EMPOWER RETIREMENT ADVISORY SERVICE Service code 28 8915 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111	Investment Management	$1,122
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3+ years Filed as: GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INS CO Service code 64 8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111	Recordkeeping Fees	$813
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC3+ years Filed as: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES Service code 55 70100 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474	Other Commissions	$0

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

1 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$11K

$115 / participant

Other / not subdivided$11K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.108%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm: LEONARD J. MILLER & ASSOCIATES
Auditor EIN: 521193166
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$82,976

$85,766-3.3%

$136,298-39.1%

$70,126+18.3%

Participation rate

66.3%

74.2%-7.8pp

81.9%-15.6pp

69.5%-3.2pp

Annual return

18.49%

31.46%-13.0pp

5156.27%-5137.8pp

73.15%-54.7pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,969

$2,966-33.6%

$4,696-58.1%

$2,343-16.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$4,660

$5,051-7.7%

$6,247-25.4%

$3,332+39.9%

Admin fee / account holder

$90

$5,421-98.3%

$9,244-99.0%

$4,645-98.1%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC1 year

Service code 55

Other Commissions

$21,531

COASTAL PENSION SERVICES3+ years

Service code 13

7230 LEE DEFOREST DRIVE, STE. 102 · COLUMBIA, MD 21042

Contract Administrator

$11,233

LEONARD CARDER, LLP3+ years

Filed as: LEONARD MILLER & ASSOC, CHARTERED

Service code 10

425 ST. PAUL PLACE · BALTIMORE, MD 21202

Accounting

$9,000

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE1 year

Filed as: EMPOWER RETIREMENT ADVISORY SERVICE

Service code 28

8915 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111

Investment Management

$1,122

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3+ years

Filed as: GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INS CO

Service code 64

8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111

Recordkeeping Fees

$813

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC3+ years

Filed as: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES

Service code 55

70100 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474

Other Commissions

SIERRA MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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