Retirement plan

MIDWEST ENERGY INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN

Name: MIDWEST ENERGY COOPERATIVE - MIDWEST ENERGY INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: MIDWEST ENERGY COOPERATIVE
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, MIDWEST ENERGY INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN, MIDWEST ENERGY COOPERATIVE

MIDWEST ENERGY COOPERATIVEEIN 38-3386126Plan #002PY 2024

60590 DECATUR RD - CASSOPOLIS, MI 49031269-445-1094

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1 filing

#001Retirement-$34.2M assets

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$27.4M

+20.7% from 2023

Total participants

200

+2.6% from 2023

Average account balance

$138,552

+18.3% from 2023

Annual return

14.45%

-3.30 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry22 - Utilities

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort210 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$27.43M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$139K

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.

198

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.

98.9%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$2.80M

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

+14.45%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$488

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 3 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY9 years Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290	Contract Administrator	$96,564
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.9 years Filed as: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS INS AGENCY LLC Service code 49 · EIN 54-0910269	Other Services	$29,540
WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED3 years Filed as: WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC Service code 27 · EIN 95-2755361	Advisory (Plan)	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2G2J2K2S2T3D

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
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.
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

$97K

$552 / participant

Contract admin$97K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.352%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: BAKER TILLY US, LLP
Auditor EIN: 301413443
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$138,552

$113,016+22.6%

$103,447+33.9%

$74,429+86.2%

Participation rate

98.9%

80.8%+18.1pp

80.5%+18.3pp

67.2%+31.6pp

Annual return

14.45%

23.24%-8.8pp

23.92%-9.5pp

1368.38%-1353.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$8,303

$4,881+70.1%

$4,678+77.5%

$2,625+216.3%

Participant deferral / active EE

$7,725

$7,279+6.1%

$6,624+16.6%

$4,348+77.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$488

$1,709-71.5%

$9,415-94.8%

$1,944-74.9%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY9 years

Service code 13 · EIN 42-0127290

Contract Administrator

$96,564

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.9 years

Filed as: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS INS AGENCY LLC

Service code 49 · EIN 54-0910269

Other Services

$29,540

WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED3 years

Filed as: WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC

Service code 27 · EIN 95-2755361

Advisory (Plan)

MIDWEST ENERGY INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN

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