Retirement plan

MERKEL COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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

MERKEL COMPANY, INC.EIN 39-1380262Plan #001PY 2018

1111 W. VETERANS PARKWAY, PO BOX, 246 - MARSHFIELD, WI 54449715-384-8717LinkedIn1-10 employees

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$2.3M

-10.0% from 2017

Total participants

-6.3% from 2017

Average account balance

$102,126

-6.1% from 2017

Annual return

-3.86%

-16.52 pp from 2017

Benchmarks

See 15,016 peers

Peer group

Industry23 - Construction

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort15,016 peers

Snapshot2018

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$4.19M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$191K

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%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$184K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$11K

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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

+15.21%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$6116

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

$333K

$13303 / participant

Other / not subdivided$333K100.0%

% of EOY assets

14.159%

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

$102,126

$57,352+78.1%

$83,831+21.8%

$64,173+59.1%

Participation rate

72.0%

68.6%+3.4pp

76.1%-4.1pp

69.6%+2.4pp

Annual return

-3.86%

11.38%-15.2pp

850.99%-854.9pp

7.63%-11.5pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,674

$2,546-34.3%

$3,631-53.9%

$2,381-29.7%

Participant deferral / active EE

$4,819

$2,993+61.0%

$4,082+18.1%

$3,470+38.9%

Admin fee / account holder

$14,460

$4,046+257.4%

$5,479+163.9%

$4,887+195.9%

MERKEL COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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MERKEL COMPANY, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

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