Retirement plan

THE PEPPER COMPANIES, INC. RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN

Name: THE PEPPER COMPANIES, INC. - THE PEPPER COMPANIES, INC. RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: THE PEPPER COMPANIES, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, THE PEPPER COMPANIES, INC. RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN, THE PEPPER COMPANIES, INC.

THE PEPPER COMPANIES, INC.EIN 36-3337997Plan #003PY 2024

411 LAKE ZURICH ROAD - BARRINGTON, IL 60010847-381-2760LinkedIn1-10 employeesoil & energy

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Total assets (EOY)

$164.7M

+12.3% from 2023

Total participants

1,134

+1.9% from 2023

Average account balance

$146,013

+8.6% from 2023

Annual return

15.69%

-3.73 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 1,561 peers

Peer group

Industry23 - Construction

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort1,561 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$164.70M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$146K

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.

1,128

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.

99.1%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$11.27M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$16K

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

+15.69%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$250

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 4 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.9+ years Service code 15 · EIN 23-1945930	Recordkeeping	$126,495
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.4 years Filed as: VANGUARD ADVISERS INC. Service code 26 · EIN 23-2811930	Advisory (Participants)	$77,615
IFP ADVISORS INC DBA INDEPENDENT FI1 year Filed as: IFP ADVISORS Service code 27 · EIN 59-3331424	Advisory (Plan)	$54,314
FGMK, LLC1 year Filed as: FGMK LLC Service code 10 · EIN 36-2929601	Accounting	$24,614

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2S2T

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.
2S
Automatic enrollment
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
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.

Opportunity flags

0 tripped

No flags tripped for this filing year. This plan looks clean.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$282K

$410 / participant

Other / not subdivided$282K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.171%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: FGMK, LLC
Auditor EIN: 362929601
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$146,013

$83,023+75.9%

$102,437+42.5%

$77,762+87.8%

Participation rate

99.1%

71.5%+27.6pp

74.5%+24.6pp

70.6%+28.5pp

Annual return

15.69%

19.12%-3.4pp

24.95%-9.3pp

31.27%-15.6pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$4,792

$3,552+34.9%

$3,871+23.8%

$2,728+75.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$11,562

$4,110+181.3%

$5,060+128.5%

$4,651+148.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$250

$639-60.9%

$8,388-97.0%

$433-42.2%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.9+ years

Service code 15 · EIN 23-1945930

Recordkeeping

$126,495

THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.4 years

Filed as: VANGUARD ADVISERS INC.

Service code 26 · EIN 23-2811930

Advisory (Participants)

$77,615

IFP ADVISORS INC DBA INDEPENDENT FI1 year

Filed as: IFP ADVISORS

Service code 27 · EIN 59-3331424

Advisory (Plan)

$54,314

FGMK, LLC1 year

Filed as: FGMK LLC

Service code 10 · EIN 36-2929601

Accounting

$24,614

THE PEPPER COMPANIES, INC. RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN

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