Retirement plan

THE SHADE STORE, LLC 401(K) PLAN

Name: THE SHADE STORE, LLC - THE SHADE STORE, LLC 401(K) PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: THE SHADE STORE, LLC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, THE SHADE STORE, LLC 401(K) PLAN, THE SHADE STORE, LLC

THE SHADE STORE, LLCEIN 20-2342010Plan #001PY 2024

21 ABENDROTH AVE - PORT CHESTER, NY 10573212-645-2424theshadestore.comLinkedIn501-1000 employeesretail

Prospect flagsLow participation

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Total assets (EOY)

$41.4M

+24.8% from 2023

Total participants

1,807

+4.7% from 2023

Average account balance

$39,835

+18.6% from 2023

Annual return

17.10%

+0.12 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 111 peers

Peer group

Industry45 - Retail Trade

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants1,000-4,999

Cohort111 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$41.43M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$40K

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.

1,040

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.

49.1%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$6.84M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$5K

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

+17.10%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$82

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 3 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH2 years Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH Service code 26 · EIN 13-5674085	Advisory (Participants)	$45,000
PASI, LLC1 year Service code 14 10 TALCOTT NOTCH ROAD · FARMINGTON, CT 06032	Plan Administrator	$24,430
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY8 years Service code 15 · EIN 13-3646501	Recordkeeping	$15,594

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K3D

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.

Opportunity flags

1 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$85K

$56 / participant

Recordkeeping$16K18.3%
Investment mgmt$45K52.9%
Contract admin$24K28.7%

% of EOY assets

0.205%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

3 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: LONG & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
Auditor EIN: 352009629
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$39,835

$58,336-31.7%

$97,295-59.1%

$200,096-80.1%

Participation rate

49.1%

63.8%-14.7pp

72.7%-23.6pp

72.0%-22.9pp

Annual return

17.10%

32.81%-15.7pp

75.62%-58.5pp

34.26%-17.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,487

$1,416+5.0%

$2,723-45.4%

$3,038-51.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,057

$3,240-5.7%

$4,264-28.3%

$5,090-39.9%

Admin fee / account holder

$82

$114-28.3%

$5,646-98.6%

$269-69.6%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH2 years

Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH

Service code 26 · EIN 13-5674085

Advisory (Participants)

$45,000

PASI, LLC1 year

Service code 14

10 TALCOTT NOTCH ROAD · FARMINGTON, CT 06032

Plan Administrator

$24,430

JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY8 years

Service code 15 · EIN 13-3646501

Recordkeeping

$15,594

THE SHADE STORE, LLC 401(K) PLAN

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THE SHADE STORE, LLC 401(K) PLAN

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Analytics

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Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

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Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

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Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

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