Retirement plan

BRANDES ASSOCIATES, INC., 401(K) PLAN

Name: BRANDES ASSOCIATES, INC. - BRANDES ASSOCIATES, INC., 401(K) PLAN (2015) Form 5500
Creator: BRANDES ASSOCIATES, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, BRANDES ASSOCIATES, INC., 401(K) PLAN, BRANDES ASSOCIATES, INC.

BRANDES ASSOCIATES, INC.EIN 77-0270497Plan #001PY 2015

1417 CRESTLINE DR - SANTA BARBARA, CA 931054608805-687-7261

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow participation

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Total assets (EOY)

$8.9M

No prior year

Total participants

103

No prior year

Average account balance

$125,736

No prior year

Annual return

2.12%

No prior year

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort22,773 peers

Snapshot2015

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$18.34M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$187K

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.

105.4%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.23M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$13K

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

+14.01%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$10920

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 codes2E2F2G2J2T3D

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.
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.
OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$1.0M

$12051 / participant

Other / not subdivided$1M100.0%

% of EOY assets

11.204%

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

$125,736

$72,177+74.2%

$115,037+9.3%

$59,632+110.9%

Participation rate

61.4%

72.6%-11.1pp

81.4%-19.9pp

68.7%-7.2pp

Annual return

2.12%

12.02%-9.9pp

26.14%-24.0pp

2041.32%-2039.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,944

$2,841+3.6%

$4,608-36.1%

$2,203+33.7%

Participant deferral / active EE

$8,051

$4,783+68.3%

$6,026+33.6%

$3,192+152.3%

Admin fee / account holder

$14,087

$4,927+185.9%

$8,175+72.3%

$4,297+227.8%

BRANDES ASSOCIATES, INC., 401(K) PLAN

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BRANDES ASSOCIATES, INC., 401(K) PLAN

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Analytics

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Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

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Service providers

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Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

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Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

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