Retirement plan

BLW ENGINEERS, INC. PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: BLW ENGINEERS, INC. - BLW ENGINEERS, INC. PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2017) Form 5500
Creator: BLW ENGINEERS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, BLW ENGINEERS, INC. PROFIT SHARING PLAN, BLW ENGINEERS, INC.

BLW ENGINEERS, INC.EIN 04-3484452Plan #002PY 2017

P.O. BOX 1551, 311 GREAT ROAD - LITTLETON, MA 01460978-486-4301blwengineers.comLinkedIn51-200 employeesmechanical or industrial engineering

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$5.5M

+28.0% from 2016

Total participants

+10.0% from 2016

Average account balance

$142,110

+21.4% from 2016

Annual return

17.55%

+10.28 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort25,067 peers

Snapshot2017

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$14.87M

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$171K

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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.

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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.

114.5%

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Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.37M

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$18K

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Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+14.36%

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Admin fee / account holder

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

$17960

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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

0 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Providers data not reported

Schedule C was not filed on this plan's most recent Form 5500, so no compensated service providers are available to display.

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J3D

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.
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

2 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
ComplianceLow fidelity bond
Fidelity bond coverage is below the ERISA section 412 10%-of-assets minimum (capped at $500,000).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$111K

$2837 / participant

Other / not subdivided$111K100.0%

% of EOY assets

1.996%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

No opinion code on file for this filing.

Auditor firm: (not reported)
Auditor EIN: -
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: -

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$142,110

$85,766+65.7%

$136,298+4.3%

$70,126+102.6%

Participation rate

87.2%

74.2%+13.0pp

81.9%+5.3pp

69.5%+17.6pp

Annual return

17.55%

31.46%-13.9pp

5156.27%-5138.7pp

73.15%-55.6pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$7,812

$2,966+163.4%

$4,696+66.4%

$2,343+233.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$6,632

$5,051+31.3%

$6,247+6.2%

$3,332+99.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$2,837

$5,421-47.7%

$9,244-69.3%

$4,645-38.9%

BLW ENGINEERS, INC. PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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BLW ENGINEERS, INC. PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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Service providers

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