Retirement plan

FIRST MERCHANT SERVICES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: FIRST MERCHANT SERVICES, INC. - FIRST MERCHANT SERVICES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2015) Form 5500
Creator: FIRST MERCHANT SERVICES, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, FIRST MERCHANT SERVICES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN, FIRST MERCHANT SERVICES, INC.

FIRST MERCHANT SERVICES, INC.EIN 52-2102705Plan #001PY 2015

15312 SPENCERVILLE COURT - BURTONSVILLE, MD 208661666301-421-4111

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh assets / participantLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$1.5M

No prior year

Total participants

No prior year

Average account balance

$256,749

No prior year

Annual return

-4.68%

No prior year

Benchmarks

See 9,819 peers

Peer group

Industry56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort9,819 peers

Snapshot2015

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$2.91M

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$972K

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1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

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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%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$28K

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$14K

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1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+7.82%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$3349

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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 codes2E2F2G2J2T3D3H

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.
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

3 tripped

OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceLow fidelity bond
Fidelity bond coverage is below the ERISA section 412 10%-of-assets minimum (capped at $500,000).
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

No opinion code on file for this filing.

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Auditor EIN: -
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Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$256,749

$84,518+203.8%

$67,704+279.2%

$125,389+104.8%

Participation rate

100.0%

74.8%+25.2pp

67.5%+32.5pp

83.2%+16.8pp

Annual return

-4.68%

2.57%-7.3pp

25.41%-30.1pp

282.24%-286.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$15,217

$3,292+362.2%

$2,559+494.5%

$4,866+212.7%

Participant deferral / active EE

$12,886

$4,430+190.9%

$3,585+259.4%

$5,352+140.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$5,340-100.0%

$4,255-100.0%

$9,541-100.0%

FIRST MERCHANT SERVICES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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