Retirement plan

B & J GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN

Name: B & J SPECIALTY, INC. - B & J GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: B & J SPECIALTY, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, B & J GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN, B & J SPECIALTY, INC.

B & J SPECIALTY, INC.EIN 35-1794553Plan #001PY 2024

7919 NORTH 100 EAST - WAWAKA, IN 46794260-761-5011bjspecialtyinc.comLinkedIn51-200 employeesconsumer goods

Prospect flagsLow participationLow employer contributionLow participant contribution

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$5.4M

+16.5% from 2023

Total participants

253

+6.3% from 2023

Average account balance

$43,560

+5.1% from 2023

Annual return

12.51%

-6.69 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 4,101 peers

Peer group

Industry33 - Manufacturing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort4,101 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$5.36M

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.

123

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.

44.9%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$499K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$2K

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

+12.51%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$254

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
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3 years Filed as: EMPOWER ANNUITY INS CO OF AMERICA Service code 64 8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111	Recordkeeping Fees	$22,106
CHRISTEN ARCHER PIERROT ESQ1 year Filed as: CHRISTEN SOUERS LLC Service code 13 10347 DAWSONS CREEK STE C · FORT WAYNE, IN 46825	Contract Administrator	$4,070
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3 years Filed as: EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP LLC Service code 28 8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111	Investment Management	$2,876
FLEXPATH STRATEGIES, LLC4 years Filed as: FLEXPATH STRATEGIES LLC Service code 27 120 VANTIS STE 400 · ALISO VIEJO, CA 92656	Advisory (Plan)	$2,247
EQUITABLE ADVISORS LLC4 years Service code 55 1290 AVE OF AMER 16TH FL · NEW YORK, NY 10104	Other Commissions	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K3D

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.
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 participant contribution
Participant contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
OpportunityLow employer contribution
Employer contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$31K

$133 / participant

Recordkeeping$22K70.6%
Investment mgmt$5K16.4%
Contract admin$4K13.0%

% of EOY assets

0.584%

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: DULIN, WARD & DEWALD, INC.
Auditor EIN: 351344820
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$43,560

$79,209-45.0%

$102,434-57.5%

$74,459-41.5%

Participation rate

44.9%

74.8%-29.9pp

76.5%-31.6pp

67.2%-22.3pp

Annual return

12.51%

54.98%-42.5pp

29.46%-16.9pp

1369.70%-1357.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$326

$2,362-86.2%

$3,023-89.2%

$2,626-87.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,788

$4,417-59.5%

$5,055-64.6%

$4,350-58.9%

Admin fee / account holder

$254

$2,002-87.3%

$9,462-97.3%

$1,945-86.9%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3 years

Filed as: EMPOWER ANNUITY INS CO OF AMERICA

Service code 64

8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111

Recordkeeping Fees

$22,106

CHRISTEN ARCHER PIERROT ESQ1 year

Filed as: CHRISTEN SOUERS LLC

Service code 13

10347 DAWSONS CREEK STE C · FORT WAYNE, IN 46825

Contract Administrator

$4,070

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3 years

Filed as: EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP LLC

Service code 28

8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111

Investment Management

$2,876

FLEXPATH STRATEGIES, LLC4 years

Filed as: FLEXPATH STRATEGIES LLC

Service code 27

120 VANTIS STE 400 · ALISO VIEJO, CA 92656

Advisory (Plan)

$2,247

EQUITABLE ADVISORS LLC4 years

Service code 55

1290 AVE OF AMER 16TH FL · NEW YORK, NY 10104

Other Commissions

B & J GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN

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B & J GROUP RETIREMENT 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