Retirement plan

CHARLES J. MERLO, INC. UNION EMPLOYEES 401(K) PENSION PLAN

Name: CHARLES J. MERLO, INC. - CHARLES J. MERLO, INC. UNION EMPLOYEES 401(K) PENSION PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: CHARLES J. MERLO, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, CHARLES J. MERLO, INC. UNION EMPLOYEES 401(K) PENSION PLAN, CHARLES J. MERLO, INC.

CHARLES J. MERLO, INC.EIN 25-1068024Plan #004PY 2016

234 MERLO ROAD - MINERAL POINT, PA 159429719814-322-1545LinkedIn11-50 employeesaccounting

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3 filings

#003Retirement-$3.4M assets #001Retirement-$1.4M assets #002Retirement-$679K assets

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh feesLow participation

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$1.6M

No prior year

Total participants

No prior year

Average account balance

$86,756

No prior year

Annual return

-2.07%

No prior year

Benchmarks

See 35,835 peers

Peer group

Industry23 - Construction

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort35,835 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$542K

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$49K

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.

55.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$20K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$977

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

+24.30%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$21493

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 codes2F2G2J2T3D

Plan features

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.

Opportunity flags

3 tripped

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

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$794K

$49595 / participant

Other / not subdivided$794K100.0%

% of EOY assets

50.814%

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

$86,756

$99,345-12.7%

$84,753+2.4%

$273,972-68.3%

Participation rate

62.5%

80.7%-18.2pp

76.6%-14.1pp

83.0%-20.5pp

Annual return

-2.07%

22.93%-25.0pp

22.78%-24.9pp

41.46%-43.5pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,329

$4,214-21.0%

$3,574-6.9%

$4,869-31.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,710

$4,270-60.0%

$3,712-53.9%

$5,287-67.7%

Admin fee / account holder

$44,084

$6,645+563.4%

$5,333+726.6%

$10,133+335.1%

CHARLES J. MERLO, INC. UNION EMPLOYEES 401(K) PENSION PLAN

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