Retirement plan

WARD LUMBER COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: WARD LUMBER COMPANY, INC. - WARD LUMBER COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: WARD LUMBER COMPANY, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, WARD LUMBER COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN, WARD LUMBER COMPANY, INC.

WARD LUMBER COMPANY, INC.EIN 14-1837081Plan #001PY 2016

697 GLEN RD. - JAY, NY 12941518-946-2110wardlumber.comLinkedIn11-50 employeesbusiness supplies and equipment

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Total assets (EOY)

$3.6M

+14.8% from 2015

Total participants

150

-0.7% from 2015

Average account balance

$24,144

+14.1% from 2015

Annual return

9.24%

+9.27 pp from 2015

Benchmarks

See 9,492 peers

Peer group

Industry44 - Retail Trade

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort9,492 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$3.61M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$51K

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.

122.4%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$186K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$3K

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

+16.36%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$12801

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

Top 3 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
NBT BANCORP NA2+ years Service code 21 · EIN 15-0395735	Bank Trustee	$9,267
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.2+ years Service code 59 · EIN 94-1737782	Shareholder Servicing	$0
EPIC RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES2+ years Filed as: EPIC ADVISORS, INC. Service code 15 · EIN 16-1450952	Recordkeeping	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D

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.
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

0 tripped

No flags tripped for this filing year. This plan looks clean.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$9K

$97 / participant

Other / not subdivided$9K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.258%

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: MCSOLEY MCCOY & CO.
Auditor EIN: 030327374
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$24,144

$48,364-50.1%

$71,796-66.4%

$62,881-61.6%

Participation rate

99.0%

60.6%+38.3pp

69.1%+29.8pp

69.3%+29.7pp

Annual return

9.24%

13.16%-3.9pp

78.04%-68.8pp

20.14%-10.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,123

$1,042+7.8%

$1,924-41.6%

$2,281-50.8%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,613

$2,091-22.9%

$2,794-42.3%

$3,203-49.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$62

$3,771-98.4%

$4,815-98.7%

$4,296-98.6%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

NBT BANCORP NA2+ years

Service code 21 · EIN 15-0395735

Bank Trustee

$9,267

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.2+ years

Service code 59 · EIN 94-1737782

Shareholder Servicing

EPIC RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES2+ years

Filed as: EPIC ADVISORS, INC.

Service code 15 · EIN 16-1450952

Recordkeeping

WARD LUMBER COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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WARD LUMBER COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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Plan features & details

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Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

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Benchmarks

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