Retirement plan

WASHINGTON FEDERAL 401(K) AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND TRUST

Name: WASHINGTON FEDERAL - WASHINGTON FEDERAL 401(K) AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND TRUST (2017) Form 5500
Creator: WASHINGTON FEDERAL
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, WASHINGTON FEDERAL 401(K) AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND TRUST, WASHINGTON FEDERAL

WASHINGTON FEDERALEIN 91-0135860Plan #001PY 2017

425 PIKE STREET - SEATTLE, WA 98101206-777-8230

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh cashLow participant contribution

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Filed December 23, 2022

Plan administrator

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425 Pike Street

Seattle, WA 98101

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Plans declared (1)

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Total assets (EOY)

$122.6M

+3.9% from 2016

Total participants

1,745

-15.1% from 2016

Average account balance

$70,563

+22.4% from 2016

Annual return

7.71%

-2.78 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry52 - Finance and Insurance

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants1,000-4,999

Cohort531 peers

Snapshot2017

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$225.21M

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Average account balance

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

$83K

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Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

2,701

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Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

96.4%

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Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$21.46M

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Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$10K

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Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+18.52%

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Admin fee / account holder

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

$136

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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 5 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
NEWPORT GROUP, INC.2 years Service code 12 · EIN 27-2037969	Recordkeeping and information managem...	$227,137
NEWPORT GROUP, INC.2 years Filed as: NEWPORT TRUST COMPANY Service code 12 · EIN 27-4411131	Custodial (securities); Trustee (bank...	$85,318
CONOVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT3+ years Service code 27 P.O. BOX 3299 · KIRKLAND, WA 980833299	Advisory (Plan)	$40,000
MOSS ADAMS LLP3+ years Filed as: MOSS ADAMS, LLP Service code 10 · EIN 91-0189318	Accounting	$29,053
THORSON BARNETT & MCDONALD, P.C.3+ years Service code 29 3315 TWO UNION SQUARE · SEATTLE, WA 98101	Legal	$9,927

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2H2J2S2T3H2O

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).
2H
Partial participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of a portion 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.
2O
ESOP other than a leveraged ESOP
Employee stock ownership plan that is not leveraged.
2S
Automatic enrollment
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
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.
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

OpportunityLow participant contribution
Participant contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
OpportunityHigh cash
More than 10% of assets are held in cash - possible menu-design or default-fund problem.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$230K

$167 / participant

Investment mgmt$40K17.4%
Contract admin$151K65.6%
Other / not subdivided$39K17.0%

% of EOY assets

0.188%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

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Auditor firm: MOSS ADAMS, LLC
Auditor EIN: 910189318
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$70,563

$89,274-21.0%

$149,721-52.9%

$77,958-9.5%

Participation rate

99.4%

87.6%+11.8pp

87.1%+12.4pp

71.6%+27.8pp

Annual return

7.71%

20.36%-12.6pp

1501.67%-1494.0pp

20.87%-13.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$4,439

$3,727+19.1%

$5,444-18.5%

$2,310+92.1%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,085

$5,382-42.7%

$6,568-53.0%

$3,537-12.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$132

$240-44.8%

$11,282-98.8%

$97+35.9%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

NEWPORT GROUP, INC.2 years

Service code 12 · EIN 27-2037969

Recordkeeping and information managem...

$227,137

NEWPORT GROUP, INC.2 years

Filed as: NEWPORT TRUST COMPANY

Service code 12 · EIN 27-4411131

Custodial (securities); Trustee (bank...

$85,318

CONOVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT3+ years

Service code 27

P.O. BOX 3299 · KIRKLAND, WA 980833299

Advisory (Plan)

$40,000

MOSS ADAMS LLP3+ years

Filed as: MOSS ADAMS, LLP

Service code 10 · EIN 91-0189318

Accounting

$29,053

THORSON BARNETT & MCDONALD, P.C.3+ years

Service code 29

3315 TWO UNION SQUARE · SEATTLE, WA 98101

Legal

$9,927

WASHINGTON FEDERAL 401(K) AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND TRUST

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