Retirement plan

THE ENGINEERING STUDIO, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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

THE ENGINEERING STUDIO, INC.EIN 36-4357755Plan #002PY 2025

701 LEE STREET SUITE 510 - DES PLAINES, IL 60016847-795-8810engineeringstudio.comLinkedIn1-10 employeesarchitecture & planning

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh feesHigh assets / participantLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$4.4M

+14.1% from 2024

Total participants

-8.3% from 2024

Average account balance

$399,560

+24.5% from 2024

Annual return

12.34%

-1.81 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

See 48,836 peers

Peer group

Industry81 - Other Services (except Public Administration)

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort48,836 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$4.40M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$400K

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.

137.5%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$96K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$12K

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

+12.34%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$2733

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

4 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceLow fidelity bond
Fidelity bond coverage is below the ERISA section 412 10%-of-assets minimum (capped at $500,000).
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$30K

$3757 / participant

Other / not subdivided$30K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.684%

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

$399,560

$70,366+467.8%

$66,674+499.3%

$138,895+187.7%

Participation rate

100.0%

76.2%+23.8pp

73.7%+26.3pp

79.9%+20.1pp

Annual return

12.34%

386.41%-374.1pp

321.24%-308.9pp

145.39%-133.1pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,243

$2,765+17.3%

$2,620+23.8%

$4,194-22.7%

Participant deferral / active EE

$8,769

$4,374+100.5%

$4,084+114.7%

$6,396+37.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$2,733

$5,262-48.1%

$5,098-46.4%

$12,562-78.2%

THE ENGINEERING STUDIO, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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