Retirement plan

VERA BRADLEY DESIGNS, INC. PROFIT SHARING 401(K) PLAN

Name: VERA BRADLEY DESIGNS, INC. - VERA BRADLEY DESIGNS, INC. PROFIT SHARING 401(K) PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: VERA BRADLEY DESIGNS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, VERA BRADLEY DESIGNS, INC. PROFIT SHARING 401(K) PLAN, VERA BRADLEY DESIGNS, INC.

VERA BRADLEY DESIGNS, INC.EIN 35-1556781Plan #001PY 2024

12420 STONEBRIDGE ROAD - ROANOKE, IN 46783260-482-4673verabradleydesigns.comLinkedIn5001-10000 employeesretail

Prospect flagsLow participation

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Total assets (EOY)

$76.8M

+9.8% from 2023

Total participants

1,296

-7.1% from 2023

Average account balance

$73,626

+12.6% from 2023

Annual return

13.84%

-5.19 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 743 peers

Peer group

Industry31 - Manufacturing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort743 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$76.79M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$74K

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.

1,043

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.

68.1%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$5.43M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$7K

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

+13.84%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$224

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 5 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
NYHART10+ years Service code 15 · EIN 35-0966414	Recordkeeping	$89,023
PROMANAGE LLC4 years Filed as: PROMANAGE, LLC Service code 26 130 EAST RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 2825 · CHICAGO, IN 60601	Advisory (Participants)	$69,939
TMI TRUST COMPANY6 years Service code 26 1100 ABERNATHY ROAD NE, SUITE 480 · ATLANTA, GA 30328	Advisory (Participants)	$50,000
MATRIX TRUST COMPANY5 years Service code 19 · EIN 75-3182674	Securities Custodian	$17,344
FORVIS, LLP3 years Filed as: FORVIS Service code 10 · EIN 44-0160260	Accounting	$10,208

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D3H

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.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

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

$233K

$295 / participant

Recordkeeping$87K37.2%
Trustee / custodial$17K7.2%
Investment mgmt$120K51.3%
Other / not subdivided$10K4.4%

% of EOY assets

0.304%

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: FORVIS, LLP
Auditor EIN: 440160260
Audit fees: $10,208
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$73,626

$66,486+10.7%

$81,370-9.5%

$77,762-5.3%

Participation rate

68.1%

68.7%-0.6pp

69.5%-1.5pp

70.6%-2.5pp

Annual return

13.84%

15.95%-2.1pp

24.85%-11.0pp

31.27%-17.4pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,181

$2,158+1.1%

$2,464-11.5%

$2,728-20.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$4,675

$3,677+27.1%

$3,885+20.3%

$4,651+0.5%

Admin fee / account holder

$224

$586-61.8%

$5,749-96.1%

$433-48.3%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

NYHART10+ years

Service code 15 · EIN 35-0966414

Recordkeeping

$89,023

PROMANAGE LLC4 years

Filed as: PROMANAGE, LLC

Service code 26

130 EAST RANDOLPH STREET SUITE 2825 · CHICAGO, IN 60601

Advisory (Participants)

$69,939

TMI TRUST COMPANY6 years

Service code 26

1100 ABERNATHY ROAD NE, SUITE 480 · ATLANTA, GA 30328

Advisory (Participants)

$50,000

MATRIX TRUST COMPANY5 years

Service code 19 · EIN 75-3182674

Securities Custodian

$17,344

FORVIS, LLP3 years

Filed as: FORVIS

Service code 10 · EIN 44-0160260

Accounting

$10,208

VERA BRADLEY DESIGNS, INC. PROFIT SHARING 401(K) PLAN

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