Retirement plan

CLEARWATER ENGINEERING,INC.401(K) PLAN

Name: CLEARWATER ENGINEERING,INC. - CLEARWATER ENGINEERING,INC.401(K) PLAN (2025) Form 5500
Creator: CLEARWATER ENGINEERING,INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, CLEARWATER ENGINEERING,INC.401(K) PLAN, CLEARWATER ENGINEERING,INC.

CLEARWATER ENGINEERING,INC.EIN 20-5683987Plan #002PY 2025

28 EL ARCO DRIVE - SANTA BARBARA, CA 931052526805-570-5781clearwaterengsb.comLinkedIn1-10 employees

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$3.5M

+21.0% from 2024

Total participants

0.0% from 2024

Average account balance

$218,511

+21.0% from 2024

Annual return

13.72%

-7.14 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort115,703 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$3.50M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$219K

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.

100.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$211K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$21K

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

+13.72%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$1633

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 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH4 years Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER SMITH Service code 51 · EIN 13-5674085 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER · NEW YORK, NY 10281	Investment Mgmt Fees	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2J2K3D

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
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

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

$26K

$2613 / participant

Other / not subdivided$26K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.747%

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

$218,511

$154,228+41.7%

$145,433+50.2%

$137,256+59.2%

Participation rate

100.0%

83.8%+16.2pp

82.1%+17.9pp

80.0%+20.0pp

Annual return

13.72%

74.59%-60.9pp

66.58%-52.9pp

220.34%-206.6pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$13,238

$4,804+175.6%

$4,554+190.7%

$4,156+218.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$7,870

$8,216-4.2%

$7,897-0.3%

$6,407+22.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$1,633

$14,344-88.6%

$13,129-87.6%

$12,270-86.7%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH4 years

Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER SMITH

Service code 51 · EIN 13-5674085

4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER · NEW YORK, NY 10281

Investment Mgmt Fees

CLEARWATER ENGINEERING,INC.401(K) PLAN

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