Retirement plan

STERLING EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

Name: STERLING CORPORATION - STERLING EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: STERLING CORPORATION
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, STERLING EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN, STERLING CORPORATION

STERLING CORPORATIONEIN 04-2890273Plan #001PY 2024

27 STERLING ROAD - BILLERICA, MA 018622518978-322-2707sterlingmoving.comLinkedIn201-500 employeeslogistics and supply chain

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$18.6M

+10.6% from 2023

Total participants

181

-7.2% from 2023

Average account balance

$110,976

+15.9% from 2023

Annual return

9.93%

-1.36 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 1,227 peers

Peer group

Industry48 - Transportation and Warehousing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort1,227 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$18.64M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$111K

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.

168

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.

90.2%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$926K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$7K

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

+9.93%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$632

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 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
FINANCIAL ENGINES1 year Filed as: EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES, LLC Service code 13 · EIN 94-3250323	Contract Administrator	$98,083

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2G2F2J2K3H3D

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.
2K
Code section 401(m) arrangement
Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based in whole or in part on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable to 401(k) plans with only QNECs and/or QMACs or to 403(b)(1) 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements.
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.
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

2 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$106K

$804 / participant

Contract admin$103K96.9%
Other / not subdivided$3K3.1%

% of EOY assets

0.569%

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: CARON & BLETZER, PLLC
Auditor EIN: 043499945
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$110,976

$54,674+103.0%

$76,089+45.9%

$74,429+49.1%

Participation rate

90.2%

60.3%+29.8pp

69.1%+21.1pp

67.2%+22.9pp

Annual return

9.93%

31.89%-22.0pp

360.94%-351.0pp

1368.38%-1358.4pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$746

$1,781-58.1%

$2,690-72.2%

$2,625-71.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$6,266

$3,071+104.0%

$4,259+47.1%

$4,348+44.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$632

$2,238-71.8%

$6,418-90.2%

$1,944-67.5%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

FINANCIAL ENGINES1 year

Filed as: EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES, LLC

Service code 13 · EIN 94-3250323

Contract Administrator

$98,083

STERLING EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

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STERLING EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion