Retirement plan

AFP 401(K) PLAN

Name: AMERICAN FARM PUBLICATIONS, INC. - AFP 401(K) PLAN (2023) Form 5500
Creator: AMERICAN FARM PUBLICATIONS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, AFP 401(K) PLAN, AMERICAN FARM PUBLICATIONS, INC.

AMERICAN FARM PUBLICATIONS, INC.EIN 52-1522471Plan #001PY 2023

7913 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD - EASTON, MD 21601410-822-3965americanfarm.comLinkedIn11-50 employeesnewspapers

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow participationLow participant contributionLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$710K

+20.4% from 2022

Total participants

+10.0% from 2022

Average account balance

$88,734

+20.4% from 2022

Annual return

17.08%

+36.44 pp from 2022

Benchmarks

See 11,277 peers

Peer group

Industry51 - Information

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort11,277 peers

Snapshot2023

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$945K

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$158K

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.

75.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$17K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$2K

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

+15.04%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$2494

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 codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D

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

4 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
OpportunityLow participant contribution
Participant contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
ComplianceLow fidelity bond
Fidelity bond coverage is below the ERISA section 412 10%-of-assets minimum (capped at $500,000).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$11K

$1221 / participant

Other / not subdivided$11K100.0%

% of EOY assets

1.548%

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

$88,734

$105,145-15.6%

$94,664-6.3%

$139,466-36.4%

Participation rate

66.7%

82.4%-15.7pp

80.8%-14.2pp

80.3%-13.7pp

Annual return

17.08%

38.09%-21.0pp

156.84%-139.8pp

373.66%-356.6pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$664

$4,107-83.8%

$3,673-81.9%

$4,754-86.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,524

$7,599-79.9%

$7,417-79.4%

$6,712-77.3%

Admin fee / account holder

$1,374

$8,972-84.7%

$7,222-81.0%

$11,409-88.0%

AFP 401(K) PLAN

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AFP 401(K) PLAN

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