Retirement plan

MERKLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. PROFIT SHARING AND 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

Name: MERKLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. - MERKLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. PROFIT SHARING AND 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN (2018) Form 5500
Creator: MERKLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, MERKLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. PROFIT SHARING AND 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN, MERKLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

MERKLE INTERNATIONAL, INC.EIN 36-2844985Plan #001PY 2018

9567 US ROUTE 20 WEST - GALENA, IL 61036815-777-2100merkleintl.comLinkedIn11-50 employeesglass, ceramics & concrete

Prospect flagsHigh feesHigh assets / participant

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Total assets (EOY)

$5.6M

-12.5% from 2017

Total participants

-5.6% from 2017

Average account balance

$328,139

-7.4% from 2017

Annual return

-6.01%

-23.04 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

See 21,281 peers

Peer group

Industry33 - Manufacturing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort21,281 peers

Snapshot2018

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$7.25M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$558K

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.

86.7%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$332K

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$22K

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1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+16.42%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$688

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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 codes2E2F2G2J2T3D

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.
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

2 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$706K

$41525 / participant

Other / not subdivided$706K100.0%

% of EOY assets

12.655%

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

$328,139

$92,219+255.8%

$76,767+327.4%

$135,380+142.4%

Participation rate

100.0%

79.8%+20.2pp

77.0%+23.0pp

82.6%+17.4pp

Annual return

-6.01%

5.46%-11.5pp

2.43%-8.4pp

519.81%-525.8pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$9,584

$3,216+198.0%

$2,485+285.6%

$4,779+100.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$7,385

$4,508+63.8%

$3,852+91.7%

$5,609+31.7%

Admin fee / account holder

$41,525

$10,749+286.3%

$6,675+522.1%

$10,828+283.5%

MERKLE INTERNATIONAL, INC. PROFIT SHARING AND 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

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