Retirement plan

SAS RETIREMENT PLAN

Name: SAS INSTITUTE INC. - SAS RETIREMENT PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: SAS INSTITUTE INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, SAS RETIREMENT PLAN, SAS INSTITUTE INC.

SAS INSTITUTE INC.EIN 56-1133017Plan #001PY 2024

SAS CAMPUS DRIVE - CARY, NC 27513919-677-8000LinkedIn10001+ employeescomputer software

Prospect flagsHigh assets / participantFailed to provide benefitCorrective distributions

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Filed January 7, 2025

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100 SAS Campus Drive

Cary, NC 27513

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Plans declared (1)

SAS Institute Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan159 emp

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Total assets (EOY)

$3672.5M

+10.4% from 2023

Total participants

8,535

+0.1% from 2023

Average account balance

$436,989

+11.4% from 2023

Annual return

15.48%

-5.02 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants5,000-9,999

Cohort108 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$3.67B

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$437K

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.

8,404

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.

97.9%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$161.96M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$26K

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

+15.48%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$-114

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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 3 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
BDO USA, LLP8 years Filed as: BDO Service code 10 · EIN 13-5381590	Accounting	$23,000
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP1 year Service code 29 · EIN 36-1453176	Legal	$6,080
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL10+ years Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786	Loan Processing	-$983,420

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3F3H

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.
3F
Leased employees
Plan sponsor(s) received services of leased employees as defined in Code section 414(n) during the plan year.
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

3 tripped

ComplianceFailed to provide benefit
Form 5500 reported that benefits due were not provided when due.
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

-$954K

$-152 / participant

Legal$6K0.0%
Contract admin$5K0.0%

% of EOY assets

-0.026%

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: BDO USA, P.C.
Auditor EIN: 135381590
Audit fees: $23,000
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$436,989

$120,321+263.2%

$147,080+197.1%

$99,314+340.0%

Participation rate

97.9%

73.4%+24.5pp

82.2%+15.7pp

71.7%+26.2pp

Annual return

15.48%

28.95%-13.5pp

420.17%-404.7pp

17.67%-2.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$9,403

$4,158+126.2%

$4,933+90.6%

$3,264+188.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$16,448

$8,044+104.5%

$8,066+103.9%

$5,346+207.7%

Admin fee / account holder

-$114

$150-175.5%

$12,989-100.9%

$109-204.0%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

BDO USA, LLP8 years

Filed as: BDO

Service code 10 · EIN 13-5381590

Accounting

$23,000

MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP1 year

Service code 29 · EIN 36-1453176

Legal

$6,080

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL10+ years

Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786

Loan Processing

-$983,420

SAS RETIREMENT PLAN

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