Retirement plan

MES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Name: MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, INC. - MES, INC. 401(K) PLAN (2019) Form 5500
Creator: MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, MES, INC. 401(K) PLAN, MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, INC.

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, INC.EIN 52-1853553Plan #001PY 2019

30 W GUDE DR. SUITE 530 - ROCKVILLE, MD 20850301-740-2311LinkedIn201-500 employeesmechanical or industrial engineering

Prospect flagsLow participationLow participant contribution

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Total assets (EOY)

$6.1M

+27.4% from 2018

Total participants

289

-29.0% from 2018

Average account balance

$26,512

+51.3% from 2018

Annual return

22.42%

+28.75 pp from 2018

Benchmarks

See 5,552 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort5,552 peers

Snapshot2019

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$10.96M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$31K

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.

349

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.

69.6%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.36M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$5K

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

+13.64%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$245

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 2 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC2 years Filed as: UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Service code 27 · EIN 13-2638166	Advisory (Plan)	$20,472
RETIREMENT PLANNERS & ADMINISTRATOR2 years Service code 15 · EIN 62-1038805	Recordkeeping	$10,207

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D3H

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.
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

2 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.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$50K

$262 / participant

Investment mgmt$20K40.9%
Contract admin$14K29.0%
Other / not subdivided$15K30.1%

% of EOY assets

0.824%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm: DAVIDSON, DOYLE & HILTON
Auditor EIN: 541953476
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$26,512

$89,652-70.4%

$141,191-81.2%

$65,185-59.3%

Participation rate

68.6%

74.7%-6.1pp

82.5%-13.9pp

70.2%-1.6pp

Annual return

22.42%

32.79%-10.4pp

71.41%-49.0pp

29.38%-7.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,364

$3,065+9.8%

$4,736-29.0%

$2,177+54.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,213

$5,691-78.7%

$6,710-81.9%

$3,514-65.5%

Admin fee / account holder

$218

$569-61.6%

$10,264-97.9%

$847-74.2%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC2 years

Filed as: UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

Service code 27 · EIN 13-2638166

Advisory (Plan)

$20,472

RETIREMENT PLANNERS & ADMINISTRATOR2 years

Service code 15 · EIN 62-1038805

Recordkeeping

$10,207

MES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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MES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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Analytics

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Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

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Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

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Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

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