Retirement plan

FASTENAL COMPANY & SUBSIDIARIES 401(K) AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

Name: FASTENAL COMPANY & SUBSIDIARIES - FASTENAL COMPANY & SUBSIDIARIES 401(K) AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (2015) Form 5500
Creator: FASTENAL COMPANY & SUBSIDIARIES
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, FASTENAL COMPANY & SUBSIDIARIES 401(K) AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN, FASTENAL COMPANY & SUBSIDIARIES

FASTENAL COMPANY & SUBSIDIARIESEIN 41-0948415Plan #001PY 2015

2001 THEURER BOULEVARD - WINONA, MN 55987507-453-8760

Prospect flagsLow returnsLow participationCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$269.6M

-14.2% from 2016

Total participants

17,587

-0.7% from 2016

Average account balance

$43,450

+30.6% from 2016

Annual return

-5.30%

-17.95 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 81 peers

Peer group

Industry44 - Retail Trade

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants>=10,000

Cohort81 peers

Snapshot2015

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$1.06B

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$56K

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.

18,832

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.

87.7%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$78.09M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$4K

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

+13.92%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$30

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
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH1+ years Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND S Service code 15 · EIN 13-5674085	Recordkeeping	$272,362

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2O2T3H

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.
2O
ESOP other than a leveraged ESOP
Employee stock ownership plan that is not leveraged.
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.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

3 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$230K

$14 / participant

Other / not subdivided$230K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.085%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: KPMG LLP
Auditor EIN: 135565207
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$43,450

$36,004+20.7%

$64,101-32.2%

$69,651-37.6%

Participation rate

32.0%

47.3%-15.3pp

68.2%-36.2pp

66.6%-34.6pp

Annual return

-5.30%

4.26%-9.6pp

791.27%-796.6pp

53.77%-59.1pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$756

$617+22.6%

$1,820-58.4%

$2,241-66.2%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,221

$1,166+4.7%

$2,822-56.7%

$3,635-66.4%

Admin fee / account holder

$37

$49-24.2%

$4,499-99.2%

$63-41.3%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH1+ years

Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND S

Service code 15 · EIN 13-5674085

Recordkeeping

$272,362

FASTENAL COMPANY & SUBSIDIARIES 401(K) AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

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FASTENAL COMPANY & SUBSIDIARIES 401(K) AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

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Benchmarks

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Expense breakdown

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