Retirement plan

TRANSIT EMPLOYEES 401(K) PLAN

Name: SPRINGFIELD AREA TRANSIT CO., INC. - TRANSIT EMPLOYEES 401(K) PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: SPRINGFIELD AREA TRANSIT CO., INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, TRANSIT EMPLOYEES 401(K) PLAN, SPRINGFIELD AREA TRANSIT CO., INC.

SPRINGFIELD AREA TRANSIT CO., INC.EIN 04-3572241Plan #003PY 2016

2840 MAIN ST. - SPRINGFIELD, MA 01107413-732-2161LinkedIn201-500 employeestransportation/trucking/railroad

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1 filing

#002Retirement-$2.4M assets

Prospect flagsLow returnsLow participation

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$4.1M

No prior year

Total participants

324

No prior year

Average account balance

$33,580

No prior year

Annual return

1.50%

No prior year

Benchmarks

See 634 peers

Peer group

Industry48 - Transportation and Warehousing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort634 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$7.40M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$45K

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.

163

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.

31.9%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$436K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$1K

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

+9.04%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$214

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
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH1+ years Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH LIFE AGENCY INC Service code 15 1400 MERRILL LYNCH DR · PENNINGTON, NJ 08534	Recordkeeping	$10,533

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2T3D3H

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.
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.
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

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$2K

$6 / participant

Other / not subdivided$2K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.050%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm: MEYERS BROTHERS KALICKA PC
Auditor EIN: 042713795
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$33,580

$39,819-15.7%

$67,834-50.5%

$57,658-41.8%

Participation rate

36.3%

61.2%-25.0pp

68.8%-32.5pp

70.2%-34.0pp

Annual return

1.50%

9.19%-7.7pp

138.47%-137.0pp

5.13%-3.6pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,277-100.0%

$2,403-100.0%

$1,974-100.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$854

$2,209-61.3%

$3,160-73.0%

$3,061-72.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$17

$84-79.8%

$4,622-99.6%

$95-82.2%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH1+ years

Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH LIFE AGENCY INC

Service code 15

1400 MERRILL LYNCH DR · PENNINGTON, NJ 08534

Recordkeeping

$10,533

TRANSIT EMPLOYEES 401(K) PLAN

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