Retirement plan

HOWLAND TECHNOLOGY INC 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST

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

HOWLAND TECHNOLOGY, INC.EIN 36-4096203Plan #001PY 2018

8129 NORTH AUSTIN AVENUE - MORTON GROVE, IL 60053847-965-9808howlandtechnology.comLinkedIn11-50 employeeselectrical/electronic manufacturing

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$844K

-0.9% from 2017

Total participants

-26.7% from 2017

Average account balance

$76,706

+17.1% from 2017

Annual return

-4.51%

-22.80 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

See 22,375 peers

Peer group

Industry42 - Wholesale Trade

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort22,375 peers

Snapshot2018

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$2.73M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$160K

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.

130.8%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$214K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$16K

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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

+15.24%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$647

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

1 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$35K

$5776 / participant

Other / not subdivided$35K100.0%

% of EOY assets

4.107%

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

$76,706

$135,639-43.4%

$110,241-30.4%

$135,382-43.3%

Participation rate

100.0%

83.5%+16.5pp

79.8%+20.2pp

82.6%+17.4pp

Annual return

-4.51%

513.21%-517.7pp

314.75%-319.3pp

519.77%-524.3pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,958

$4,907-39.7%

$3,827-22.7%

$4,779-38.1%

Participant deferral / active EE

$7,516

$5,507+36.5%

$4,672+60.9%

$5,609+34.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$3,151

$11,457-72.5%

$8,548-63.1%

$10,829-70.9%

HOWLAND TECHNOLOGY INC 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST

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