Retirement plan

HOWE SEEDS, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: HOWE SEEDS, INC. - HOWE SEEDS, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: HOWE SEEDS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, HOWE SEEDS, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN, HOWE SEEDS, INC.

HOWE SEEDS, INC.EIN 41-2036419Plan #001PY 2016

209 FARMDALE CT - MOBRIDGE, SD 57601605-848-2275howeseeds.comLinkedIn1-10 employees

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#002Retirement-$585K assets

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh fees

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$299K

No prior year

Total participants

No prior year

Average account balance

$59,825

No prior year

Annual return

-15.21%

No prior year

Benchmarks

See 4,837 peers

Peer group

Industry11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort4,837 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$81K

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$14K

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.

150.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$4K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$996

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

-8.61%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

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 codes2E2J2K2A3D

Plan features

2A
Age/service weighted or new comparability plan
Age/service weighted plan where allocations are based on age service or age and service; or new comparability or similar plan where allocations are based on participant classifications consisting entirely or predominantly of highly compensated employees or the plan provides an additional allocation rate on compensation above a specified threshold that exceeds the permitted disparity limits of Code section 401(l).
2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
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.
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

$3K

$639 / participant

Other / not subdivided$3K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.854%

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

$59,825

$136,307-56.1%

$106,619-43.9%

$273,972-78.2%

Participation rate

100.0%

84.8%+15.2pp

78.0%+22.0pp

83.0%+17.0pp

Annual return

-15.21%

11.05%-26.3pp

9.42%-24.6pp

41.46%-56.7pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$7,592

$5,190+46.3%

$3,947+92.4%

$4,869+55.9%

Participant deferral / active EE

$12,865

$4,969+158.9%

$3,930+227.4%

$5,287+143.3%

Admin fee / account holder

$511

$8,625-94.1%

$6,418-92.0%

$10,133-95.0%

HOWE SEEDS, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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HOWE SEEDS, 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

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion