Retirement plan

EQUITY MANAGEMENT INC. 401(K) PLAN

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

EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC.EIN 36-3380490Plan #001PY 2025

4370 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DRIVE, SUITE 900 - SAN DIEGO, CA 92122858-558-2500equitymanagementinc.comLinkedIn51-200 employeesmarketing and advertising

Prospect flagsHigh feesHigh assets / participant

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Total assets (EOY)

$7.8M

+1.1% from 2024

Total participants

-8.6% from 2024

Average account balance

$253,178

+10.9% from 2024

Annual return

15.34%

+4.79 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort67,538 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$7.85M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$253K

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.

172.2%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$289K

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

+15.34%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$45590

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 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

$1.4M

$78516 / participant

Other / not subdivided$1M100.0%

% of EOY assets

18.007%

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

$253,178

$162,136+56.2%

$152,301+66.2%

$154,746+63.6%

Participation rate

94.4%

84.1%+10.3pp

82.4%+12.0pp

80.7%+13.7pp

Annual return

15.34%

91.02%-75.7pp

80.50%-65.2pp

172.34%-157.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$4,469

$4,890-8.6%

$4,624-3.4%

$4,379+2.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$11,565

$8,341+38.7%

$8,004+44.5%

$6,730+71.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$45,590

$15,759+189.3%

$14,398+216.6%

$14,365+217.4%

EQUITY MANAGEMENT INC. 401(K) PLAN

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EQUITY MANAGEMENT INC. 401(K) PLAN

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Expense breakdown

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