Retirement plan

CONNECTIONS EDUCATION 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Name: CONNECTIONS EDUCATION, LLC. - CONNECTIONS EDUCATION 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: CONNECTIONS EDUCATION, LLC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, CONNECTIONS EDUCATION 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN, CONNECTIONS EDUCATION, LLC.

CONNECTIONS EDUCATION, LLC.EIN 68-0519943Plan #001PY 2016

8830 STANFORD BLVD - COLUMBIA, MD 21045800-382-6010LinkedIn1001-5000 employeeseducation management

Prospect flagsLow participationLow assets / participant

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Total assets (EOY)

$42.8M

+35.5% from 2015

Total participants

3,585

+0.4% from 2015

Average account balance

$22,894

+26.6% from 2015

Annual return

12.07%

+9.53 pp from 2015

Benchmarks

See 239 peers

Peer group

Industry61 - Educational Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants1,000-4,999

Cohort239 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$106.43M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$38K

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.

2,806

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.

50.6%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$16.50M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$4K

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

+15.60%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$49

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 2 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC2+ years Service code 27 315 DEADERICK ST. · NASHVILLE, TN 37238	Advisory (Plan)	$71,127
AMERICAN FUNDS2+ years Filed as: CAPITAL RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT CO. Service code 25 · EIN 95-1411037	Directed Trustee	$15,337

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

2 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
OpportunityLow assets / participant
Assets per participant are in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort - savings-rate / match opportunity.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$75K

$22 / participant

Contract admin$75K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.175%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 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: BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE
Auditor EIN: 390859910
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$22,894

$85,199-73.1%

$57,183-60.0%

$63,975-64.2%

Participation rate

48.6%

74.0%-25.4pp

75.3%-26.7pp

71.1%-22.5pp

Annual return

12.07%

10.43%+1.6pp

14.59%-2.5pp

48.65%-36.6pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,269

$3,446-63.2%

$2,682-52.7%

$2,182-41.8%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,844

$3,109-40.7%

$3,096-40.4%

$3,356-45.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$40

$39+3.6%

$3,139-98.7%

$70-43.2%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC2+ years

Service code 27

315 DEADERICK ST. · NASHVILLE, TN 37238

Advisory (Plan)

$71,127

AMERICAN FUNDS2+ years

Filed as: CAPITAL RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT CO.

Service code 25 · EIN 95-1411037

Directed Trustee

$15,337

CONNECTIONS EDUCATION 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

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CONNECTIONS EDUCATION 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion