Retirement plan

STRAND BOOKS, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Name: STRAND BOOKS, INC. - STRAND BOOKS, INC. 401(K) PLAN (2020) Form 5500
Creator: STRAND BOOKS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, STRAND BOOKS, INC. 401(K) PLAN, STRAND BOOKS, INC.

STRAND BOOKS, INC.EIN 13-5679545Plan #002PY 2020

828 BROADWAY - NEW YORK, NY 10003212-473-1452LinkedIn51-200 employeespublishing

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow participationLow employer contribution

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Total assets (EOY)

$3.4M

-8.8% from 2019

Total participants

-12.7% from 2019

Average account balance

$105,371

+13.9% from 2019

Annual return

19.33%

-1.63 pp from 2019

Benchmarks

See 7,938 peers

Peer group

Industry45 - Retail Trade

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort7,938 peers

Snapshot2020

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$4.03M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$134K

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.

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.

33.3%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$94K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$2K

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

+24.16%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$915

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

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 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

3 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
OpportunityLow employer contribution
Employer contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$1.1M

$48682 / participant

Other / not subdivided$1M100.0%

% of EOY assets

33.207%

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

$105,371

$121,701-13.4%

$104,639+0.7%

$158,982-33.7%

Participation rate

30.4%

77.5%-47.1pp

74.1%-43.6pp

82.0%-51.5pp

Annual return

19.33%

465.72%-446.4pp

340.67%-321.3pp

302.99%-283.7pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,165-100.0%

$2,682-100.0%

$4,763-100.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$2,650

$4,176-36.5%

$3,738-29.1%

$5,983-55.7%

Admin fee / account holder

$34,991

$7,778+349.9%

$6,465+441.2%

$11,252+211.0%

STRAND BOOKS, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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