Retirement plan

APPLIED ENGINEERING, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND TRUST

Name: APPLIED ENGINEERING, INC. - APPLIED ENGINEERING, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND TRUST (2024) Form 5500
Creator: APPLIED ENGINEERING, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, APPLIED ENGINEERING, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND TRUST, APPLIED ENGINEERING, INC.

APPLIED ENGINEERING, INC.EIN 45-0396816Plan #002PY 2024

3300 FIECHTNER DRIVE SW - FARGO, ND 58103701-281-1884go-applied.comLinkedIn51-200 employeesmechanical or industrial engineering

Prospect flagsLow returnsFailed to transmit contributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$18.8M

+5.6% from 2023

Total participants

249

-7.4% from 2023

Average account balance

$75,342

+14.1% from 2023

Annual return

8.88%

+2.12 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 28,877 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort28,877 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$22.42M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$87K

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.

259

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.

94.7%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.69M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$18K

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

+18.69%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$243

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
VALMARK ADVISERS INC8 years Service code 27 130 SPRINGSIDE DRIVE STE 300 · AKRON, OH 44333	Advisory (Plan)	$28,659
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3 years Filed as: EMPOWER ANNUITY INS CO OF AMERICA Service code 64 8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111	Recordkeeping Fees	$20,162
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3 years Filed as: EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC Service code 28 8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111	Investment Management	$1,653

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2F2H2I2J2K2O2E2Q3I

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).
2H
Partial participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of a portion of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2I
Stock bonus
Stock bonus 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.
2O
ESOP other than a leveraged ESOP
Employee stock ownership plan that is not leveraged.
2Q
ESOP maintained by an S corporation
The employer maintaining this ESOP is an S corporation.
3I
Employer securities investment required
Plan requiring that all or part of employer contributions be invested and held at least for a limited period in employer securities.

Opportunity flags

2 tripped

OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$51K

$619 / participant

Contract admin$51K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.274%

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: EIDE BAILLY
Auditor EIN: 450250958
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$75,342

$102,429-26.4%

$147,096-48.8%

$80,925-6.9%

Participation rate

100.0%

75.9%+24.1pp

82.2%+17.8pp

67.7%+32.3pp

Annual return

8.88%

135.02%-126.1pp

419.75%-410.9pp

35.65%-26.8pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$10,876

$3,716+192.7%

$4,936+120.3%

$2,756+294.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$6,545

$6,649-1.6%

$8,071-18.9%

$4,299+52.3%

Admin fee / account holder

$206

$7,957-97.4%

$13,005-98.4%

$6,940-97.0%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

VALMARK ADVISERS INC8 years

Service code 27

130 SPRINGSIDE DRIVE STE 300 · AKRON, OH 44333

Advisory (Plan)

$28,659

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3 years

Filed as: EMPOWER ANNUITY INS CO OF AMERICA

Service code 64

8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111

Recordkeeping Fees

$20,162

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3 years

Filed as: EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

Service code 28

8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111

Investment Management

$1,653

APPLIED ENGINEERING, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND TRUST

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