Retirement plan

M.S. WALKER RETIREMENT TRUST

Name: M. S. WALKER, INC. - M.S. WALKER RETIREMENT TRUST (2024) Form 5500
Creator: M. S. WALKER, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, M.S. WALKER RETIREMENT TRUST, M. S. WALKER, INC.

M. S. WALKER, INC.EIN 04-1941600Plan #001PY 2024

975 UNIVERSITY AVENUE - NORWOOD, MA 02062617-440-1936mswalker.comLinkedIn201-500 employeeswine and spirits

Prospect flagsLow employer contribution

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Total assets (EOY)

$62.1M

+7.9% from 2023

Total participants

662

0.0% from 2023

Average account balance

$98,297

+4.8% from 2023

Annual return

13.39%

-5.82 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 744 peers

Peer group

Industry31 - Manufacturing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort744 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$62.12M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$98K

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.

632

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.

94.5%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$4.51M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$8K

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

+13.39%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$37

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
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC.10+ years Service code 27 · EIN 04-2654524	Advisory (Plan)	$17,438
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL10+ years Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786	Loan Processing	$6,263

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2F2G2J2S2T3D2R

Plan features

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.
2R
Participant-directed brokerage accounts
Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
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.
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

1 tripped

OpportunityLow employer contribution
Employer contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$23K

$43 / participant

Recordkeeping$6K25.5%
Investment mgmt$17K74.5%

% of EOY assets

0.038%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 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: $0
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$98,297

$66,459+47.9%

$81,286+20.9%

$77,714+26.5%

Participation rate

94.5%

68.7%+25.8pp

69.5%+25.0pp

70.6%+24.0pp

Annual return

13.39%

15.95%-2.6pp

24.80%-11.4pp

31.26%-17.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,156-100.0%

$2,463-100.0%

$2,727-100.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$8,220

$3,674+123.7%

$3,883+111.7%

$4,649+76.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$37

$585-93.7%

$5,764-99.4%

$433-91.5%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC.10+ years

Service code 27 · EIN 04-2654524

Advisory (Plan)

$17,438

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL10+ years

Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786

Loan Processing

$6,263

M.S. WALKER RETIREMENT TRUST

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