Retirement plan

INVESTMENT & EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN OF AVISTA

Name: AVISTA CORPORATION - INVESTMENT & EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN OF AVISTA (2015) Form 5500
Creator: AVISTA CORPORATION
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, INVESTMENT & EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN OF AVISTA, AVISTA CORPORATION

AVISTA CORPORATIONEIN 91-0462470Plan #003PY 2015

1411 E MISSION AVENUE - SPOKANE, WA 99202509-489-0500avistacorp.comLinkedIn1001-5000 employeesutilities

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1 filing

#001Retirement-$525.9M assets

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Total assets (EOY)

$415.4M

-9.9% from 2016

Total participants

2,205

-2.3% from 2016

Average account balance

$190,270

-7.7% from 2016

Annual return

1.56%

-8.66 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry22 - Utilities

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants1,000-4,999

Cohort68 peers

Snapshot2015

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$843.47M

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$319K

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1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

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

2,646

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1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

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

96.9%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$41.33M

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$21K

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Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+14.07%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$296

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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
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.1+ years Filed as: VANGUARD GROUP, INC Service code 15 · EIN 23-1945930	Recordkeeping	$406,588
ARNERICH MASSENA1+ years Service code 51 · EIN 93-1119724	Investment Mgmt Fees	$30,000
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP1+ years Service code 10 · EIN 41-0746749	Accounting	$26,200

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2G2J3I2T2R

Plan features

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.
2R
Participant-directed brokerage accounts
Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
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.
3I
Employer securities investment required
Plan requiring that all or part of employer contributions be invested and held at least for a limited period in employer securities.

Opportunity flags

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Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$466K

$273 / participant

Investment mgmt$437K93.7%
Other / not subdivided$30K6.3%

% of EOY assets

0.112%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN, LLP
Auditor EIN: 410746749
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$190,270

$128,472+48.1%

$81,367+133.8%

$59,188+221.5%

Participation rate

98.7%

92.5%+6.2pp

82.3%+16.4pp

69.4%+29.3pp

Annual return

1.56%

1.24%+0.3pp

-0.92%+2.5pp

5.51%-3.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$4,855

$3,689+31.6%

$3,930+23.6%

$2,098+131.4%

Participant deferral / active EE

$9,253

$6,963+32.9%

$5,383+71.9%

$3,265+183.4%

Admin fee / account holder

$214

$71+199.3%

$8,926-97.6%

$92+131.5%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.1+ years

Filed as: VANGUARD GROUP, INC

Service code 15 · EIN 23-1945930

Recordkeeping

$406,588

ARNERICH MASSENA1+ years

Service code 51 · EIN 93-1119724

Investment Mgmt Fees

$30,000

CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP1+ years

Service code 10 · EIN 41-0746749

Accounting

$26,200

INVESTMENT & EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN OF AVISTA

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