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 (2019) 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 2019

PO BOX 34 - SPENCERVILLE, MD 208680034301-421-4111

Prospect flagsHigh feesHigh assets / participantLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$2.3M

+3.8% from 2018

Total participants

-16.7% from 2018

Average account balance

$466,583

+24.5% from 2018

Annual return

19.91%

+26.63 pp from 2018

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort13,235 peers

Snapshot2019

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$2.91M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$972K

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%

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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

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 codes2E2F2G2J2T3D

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.

Opportunity flags

3 tripped

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).
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$479K

$239503 / participant

Other / not subdivided$479K100.0%

% of EOY assets

20.532%

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

$466,583

$104,953+344.6%

$84,637+451.3%

$152,909+205.1%

Participation rate

100.0%

74.8%+25.2pp

68.2%+31.8pp

82.5%+17.5pp

Annual return

19.91%

373.94%-354.0pp

258.82%-238.9pp

345.46%-325.6pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$28,203

$3,304+753.7%

$2,653+963.0%

$4,764+492.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$26,906

$4,691+473.6%

$3,900+589.8%

$5,851+359.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$95,801

$6,244+1434.2%

$4,914+1849.4%

$11,601+725.8%

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

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

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Service providers

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