Retirement plan

CO-OP 401(K) PLAN

Name: NORTHERN STAR COOPERATIVE SERVICE - CO-OP 401(K) PLAN (2025) Form 5500
Creator: NORTHERN STAR COOPERATIVE SERVICE
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, CO-OP 401(K) PLAN, NORTHERN STAR COOPERATIVE SERVICE

NORTHERN STAR COOPERATIVE SERVICEEIN 41-0248090Plan #002PY 2025

HIGHWAY 2 WEST 6, P.O.BOX 458 - DEER RIVER, MN 56636218-246-8296northernstarcoop.comLinkedIn1-10 employeesconsumer services

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$7.7M

+10.1% from 2024

Total participants

123

-8.2% from 2024

Average account balance

$64,652

+21.1% from 2024

Annual return

11.07%

-11.61 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

See 1,520 peers

Peer group

Industry11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort1,520 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$7.69M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$65K

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.

119

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.

95.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$572K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$7K

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

+11.07%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$320

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 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
MILLIMAN, INC.5 years Service code 15 · EIN 91-0675641	Recordkeeping	$32,282

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes3D2E2F2G2J2K2T

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.
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.
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

2 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.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$38K

$476 / participant

Recordkeeping$37K96.2%
Other / not subdivided$1K3.8%

% of EOY assets

0.495%

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: CARLSON SV, LLP
Auditor EIN: 411562398
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$64,652

$77,896-17.0%

$134,172-51.8%

$82,448-21.6%

Participation rate

95.0%

62.8%+32.2pp

72.5%+22.5pp

68.1%+26.9pp

Annual return

11.07%

18.21%-7.1pp

25.30%-14.2pp

41.64%-30.6pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,405

$2,159+57.7%

$3,420-0.4%

$2,551+33.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,750

$3,162+18.6%

$4,690-20.1%

$4,139-9.4%

Admin fee / account holder

$320

$6,336-95.0%

$12,016-97.3%

$7,234-95.6%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

MILLIMAN, INC.5 years

Service code 15 · EIN 91-0675641

Recordkeeping

$32,282

CO-OP 401(K) PLAN

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