Retirement plan

PULSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Name: PULSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - PULSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 401(K) PLAN (2017) Form 5500
Creator: PULSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, PULSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 401(K) PLAN, PULSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

PULSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.EIN 23-2660285Plan #001PY 2017

2000 AM DRIVE - QUAKERTOWN, PA 189513811267-733-0200pulsetechnologies.comLinkedIn201-500 employeesmedical devices

Prospect flagsLow participationLow employer contributionCorrective distributions

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$5.3M

+23.4% from 2016

Total participants

232

-0.4% from 2016

Average account balance

$32,094

+21.9% from 2016

Annual return

15.68%

+8.78 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 4,147 peers

Peer group

Industry33 - Manufacturing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort4,147 peers

Snapshot2017

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

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0 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

Not enough data

0 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

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0 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

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0 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

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0 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

-97.90%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

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1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

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0 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 5 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.3+ years Filed as: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS, LLC Service code 55	Other Commissions	$8,846
ASSOCIATED PENSION CONSULTANTS3+ years Filed as: ASSOCIATED PENSION CONSULTANTS, INC Service code 13 · EIN 11-3271022 111 EXPRESS STREET · PLAINVIEW, NY 11803	Contract Administrator	$7,344
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3+ years Filed as: GREAT WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE Service code 64 · EIN 84-0467907 8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111	Recordkeeping Fees	$945
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE2+ years Filed as: EMPOWER RETIREMENT ADVISORY SERVICE Service code 28 8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111	Investment Management	$315
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.3+ years Filed as: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS LLC Service code 55 401 S TRYON STREET · CHARLOTTE, NC 28081	Other Commissions	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2G2J2K3D2F2T

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

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.
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$4K

$19 / participant

Contract admin$4K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.075%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 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: WILLIAM L. MCKERNAN
Auditor EIN: 232226869
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$32,094

$64,909-50.6%

$82,312-61.0%

$62,293-48.5%

Participation rate

67.5%

74.9%-7.4pp

76.9%-9.4pp

69.5%-2.1pp

Annual return

15.68%

21.18%-5.5pp

25.88%-10.2pp

28.90%-13.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$417

$1,676-75.1%

$2,428-82.8%

$2,042-79.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$2,553

$3,103-17.7%

$3,706-31.1%

$3,169-19.4%

Admin fee / account holder

$24

$440-94.5%

$5,608-99.6%

$479-95.0%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.3+ years

Filed as: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS, LLC

Service code 55

Other Commissions

$8,846

ASSOCIATED PENSION CONSULTANTS3+ years

Filed as: ASSOCIATED PENSION CONSULTANTS, INC

Service code 13 · EIN 11-3271022

111 EXPRESS STREET · PLAINVIEW, NY 11803

Contract Administrator

$7,344

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3+ years

Filed as: GREAT WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE

Service code 64 · EIN 84-0467907

8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111

Recordkeeping Fees

$945

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE2+ years

Filed as: EMPOWER RETIREMENT ADVISORY SERVICE

Service code 28

8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111

Investment Management

$315

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.3+ years

Filed as: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS LLC

Service code 55

401 S TRYON STREET · CHARLOTTE, NC 28081

Other Commissions

PULSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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PULSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion