Today we announce the ranking of Washington, D.C. area companies with the highest ranked 401k plans containing more than $100 million in assets.

“Companies in the greater D.C. area are exceeding expectations when it comes to improving employee offerings,” said Brooks Herman, Head of Data & Research at BrightScope. “Like many businesses around the country, the most progressive employers realize that people are increasingly interested in planning for their financial future – and they’re answering that desire with better and better plans.”

Noteworthy findings in the 2015 Top 25 Washington, D.C. Area 401k Plans list include:

On top: Advanced Technology Holding, LLC, new to BrightScope’s ranking in 2013 when the list was last issued, climbed from No. 3 to No. 1 this year.
Warm Welcome: Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, No. 3, Covington & Burling LLP, No. 10, Clark Construction Group, LLC, No. 16, American Bankers Association, No. 17, Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc., No. 21, Williams & Connolly LLP, No. 23, AARP, No. 25, all join the ranking for the first time this year.
Welcome Back: Crowell & Moring LLP, No. 12, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., No. 18, and Arent Fox LLP, No. 20, all made triumphant returns to the list after falling off in previous years.
Average account balance for plans listed is $216,045
Average participation rate for plans on the list is 96.12 percent
Average company generosity for plans listed is $10,643; the median is $11,852
Average salary deferral for plans listed is $9,667; the median is $9,914

Top 25 Washington, D.C. area companies with the highest ranked 401k plans containing more than $100 million in assets:

Rank	Company	Plan Name	BrightScope Rating
1.	Advanced Technology Holding, LLC	ATH Retirement Plan and Trust	91
2.	Arnold & Porter LLP	Arnold & Porter LLP Profit-Sharing and 401(k) Plan and Trust	89.25
3.	Public Company Accounting Oversight Board	Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Investment & Savings Plan	88.51
4.	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.	Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. Profit Sharing Plan	87.85
5.	SCITOR CORPORATION	SCITOR CORPORATION SALARY SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN	87.81
6.	Patton Boggs LLP	Patton Boggs LLP Retirement Plan	86.98
7.	Hogan Lovells US LLP	Hogan Lovells US LLP Retirement Savings Plan	86.77
8.	Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.	Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp Thrift/401(k) Savings Plan	86.76
9.	FINRA	FINRA Savings Plus Plan	86.68
10.	Covington & Burling LLP	Covington & Burling Retirement Savings Plan	86.56
11.	Federal National Mortgage Association	Federal National Mortgage Association Retirement Savings Plan for Employees	86.53
12.	Crowell & Moring LLP	Crowell & Moring LLP Retirement Plan	86.25
13.	Wiley Rein LLP	Wiley Rein LLP Retirement Plan	84.97
14.	Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP	Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Retirement Plan A	84.89
15.	Thales USA, Inc.	Thales Incentive 401(k) Plan	84.21
16.	Clark Construction Group, LLC	Clark Group Retirement Plan	84.19
17.	American Bankers Association	Employees’ Thrift Plan of the American Bankers Association	84.14
18.	The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.	The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan	84.13
19.	Intelsat Corporation	The Intelsat Retirement Savings Plan	84.13
20.	Arent Fox LLP	Arent Fox Profit-Sharing Plan	84.06
21.	Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.	Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan Trust	83.81
22.	The AES Corporation	The AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan	83.75
23.	Williams & Connolly LLP	Williams & Connolly LLP Profit Sharing Plan and Trust	83.55
24.	Dickstein Shapiro, LLP	Dickstein Shapiro, LLP Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan	83.36
25.	AARP	AARP EMPLOYEES 401K PLAN	83.3

Note: This data is accurate as of April 3, 2015.

BrightScope obtains an increasing amount of its data directly from plan sponsors and record keepers, and augments these primary sources with data from publicly available sources such as the Department of Labor and the Securities and Exchange Commission. By analyzing and interpreting this data, BrightScope provides unprecedented transparency into the 401k industry.

The BrightScope Rating was developed by BrightScope, Inc. with the help of leading academics and independent 401k fiduciaries. By analyzing more than 200 individual data points, the BrightScope Rating algorithm calculates a single numerical value for each 401k plan. The data points examined cover broad categories such as total plan cost, company generosity and investment menu quality.

BrightScope has rated nearly 50,000 401k and 403b plans, spanning more than 57 million workers and over $3 trillion in assets. Industry adoption of the BrightScope Rating will lead to more cost-effective plans, increased participation rates, higher employee satisfaction and better outcomes for the 60 million employees who depend on their 401k plan for retirement.

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