Retirement plan

FARMERS & MERCHANTS 401(K) PLAN

Name: FARMERS & MERCHANTS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY - FARMERS & MERCHANTS 401(K) PLAN (2017) Form 5500
Creator: FARMERS & MERCHANTS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, FARMERS & MERCHANTS 401(K) PLAN, FARMERS & MERCHANTS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

FARMERS & MERCHANTS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYEIN 38-0530690Plan #003PY 2017

P.O. BOX 509 - CALUMET, MI 49913906-337-3512

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$929K

+12.5% from 2016

Total participants

+14.3% from 2016

Average account balance

$116,132

-1.5% from 2016

Annual return

16.51%

+10.91 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 30,802 peers

Peer group

Industry52 - Finance and Insurance

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort30,802 peers

Snapshot2017

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$1.26M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$180K

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.

100.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$95K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$14K

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

+9.27%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$40623

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 codes2E2F2H2J3D

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).
2H
Partial participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of a portion 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.
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

$86K

$14398 / participant

Other / not subdivided$86K100.0%

% of EOY assets

9.298%

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

$116,132

$171,867-32.4%

$149,716-22.4%

$147,585-21.3%

Participation rate

100.0%

88.2%+11.8pp

87.1%+12.9pp

82.8%+17.2pp

Annual return

16.51%

2113.36%-2096.8pp

1501.67%-1485.2pp

578.58%-562.1pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$5,485

$6,275-12.6%

$5,444+0.8%

$4,876+12.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$2,790

$7,270-61.6%

$6,568-57.5%

$5,439-48.7%

Admin fee / account holder

$10,798

$13,799-21.7%

$11,282-4.3%

$10,886-0.8%

FARMERS & MERCHANTS 401(K) PLAN

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FARMERS & MERCHANTS 401(K) PLAN

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Service providers

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Expense breakdown

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