Retirement plan

ACE RETAIL SAVINGS PLAN 401(K)

Name: ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION - ACE RETAIL SAVINGS PLAN 401(K) (2021) Form 5500
Creator: ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, ACE RETAIL SAVINGS PLAN 401(K), ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION

ACE HARDWARE CORPORATIONEIN 36-0700810Plan #333PY 2021

2200 KENSINGTON COURT - OAK BROOK, IL 60523630-990-6600acehardware.comLinkedIn5001-10000 employeesretail

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1 filing

#001Retirement-$1.06B assets

Prospect flagsLow participationLow participant contributionFailed to transmit contributions

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Filed February 17, 2005 (most recent of 2 filings on file)

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Total assets (EOY)

$155.9M

+18.6% from 2020

Total participants

8,166

+11.6% from 2020

Average account balance

$48,907

+11.7% from 2020

Annual return

15.30%

-26.20 pp from 2020

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industryany (size+type match)

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants5,000-9,999

Cohort1,138 peers

Snapshot2021

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$188.21M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$46K

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.

4,122

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.

32.2%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$18.41M

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

+13.79%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$260

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
TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS3 years Filed as: TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE Service code 15 · EIN 36-6071399	Recordkeeping	$396,156
MESIROW FINANCIAL INVESTMENT MANAGE7+ years Filed as: MESIROW FINANCIAL Service code 27 · EIN 36-3429599	Advisory (Plan)	$187,731
TAG RESOURCES, LLC1 year Service code 15 · EIN 62-1874769	Recordkeeping	$100,328
TEMPLETON & COMPANY LLP3 years Filed as: TEMPLETON & COMPANY Service code 10 · EIN 14-1918990	Accounting	$25,972
BENESCH FRIEDLANDER COPLAN AND ARNO1 year Service code 29 · EIN 34-6896918	Legal	$10,795

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2A2E2J2K2F2G3D3H2T

Plan features

2A
Age/service weighted or new comparability plan
Age/service weighted plan where allocations are based on age service or age and service; or new comparability or similar plan where allocations are based on participant classifications consisting entirely or predominantly of highly compensated employees or the plan provides an additional allocation rate on compensation above a specified threshold that exceeds the permitted disparity limits of Code section 401(l).
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

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.
ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$906K

$120 / participant

Contract admin$906K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.581%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

The auditor signed off without reservation. This is the cleanest opinion.

Auditor firm: TEMPLETON & CO
Auditor EIN: 141918990
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

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Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$48,907

$101,517-51.8%

$98,442-50.3%

$101,517-51.8%

Participation rate

33.9%

74.6%-40.7pp

73.3%-39.5pp

74.6%-40.7pp

Annual return

15.30%

21.00%-5.7pp

1492.73%-1477.4pp

21.00%-5.7pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$607

$2,973-79.6%

$2,960-79.5%

$2,973-79.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,305

$4,873-73.2%

$4,276-69.5%

$4,873-73.2%

Admin fee / account holder

$284

$139+103.7%

$5,949-95.2%

$139+103.7%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS3 years

Filed as: TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE

Service code 15 · EIN 36-6071399

Recordkeeping

$396,156

MESIROW FINANCIAL INVESTMENT MANAGE7+ years

Filed as: MESIROW FINANCIAL

Service code 27 · EIN 36-3429599

Advisory (Plan)

$187,731

TAG RESOURCES, LLC1 year

Service code 15 · EIN 62-1874769

Recordkeeping

$100,328

TEMPLETON & COMPANY LLP3 years

Filed as: TEMPLETON & COMPANY

Service code 10 · EIN 14-1918990

Accounting

$25,972

BENESCH FRIEDLANDER COPLAN AND ARNO1 year

Service code 29 · EIN 34-6896918

Legal

$10,795

ACE RETAIL SAVINGS PLAN 401(K)

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ACE RETAIL SAVINGS PLAN 401(K)

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