Retirement plan

MERIT TOOL AND MANUFACTURING, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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

MERIT TOOL AND MANUFACTURING, INC. INC.EIN 35-1699180Plan #001PY 2025

120 NORTH HARTFORD STREET - EATON, IN 47338765-396-9566merittool.comLinkedIn11-50 employeesmachinery

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$488K

+29.3% from 2024

Total participants

0.0% from 2024

Average account balance

$44,389

+29.3% from 2024

Annual return

14.34%

+1.81 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry33 - Manufacturing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort11,025 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$488K

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$44K

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.

110.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$66K

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

+14.34%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$1560

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 codes2E2F2G2J2T3B3D

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.
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.
3B
Plan covering self-employed individuals
Plan covering self-employed individuals.
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

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$17K

$1716 / participant

Other / not subdivided$17K100.0%

% of EOY assets

3.515%

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

$44,389

$136,860-67.6%

$120,344-63.1%

$154,746-71.3%

Participation rate

100.0%

79.9%+20.1pp

76.7%+23.3pp

80.7%+19.3pp

Annual return

14.34%

21.38%-7.0pp

20.30%-6.0pp

172.34%-158.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,297

$3,533-35.0%

$3,020-23.9%

$4,379-47.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$4,329

$5,793-25.3%

$5,135-15.7%

$6,730-35.7%

Admin fee / account holder

$1,560

$15,393-89.9%

$12,742-87.8%

$14,365-89.1%

MERIT TOOL AND MANUFACTURING, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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