Retirement plan

DLS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Name: DLS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES - DLS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: DLS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, DLS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN, DLS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES

DLS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATESEIN 54-1754565Plan #001PY 2016

5701 CLEVELAND STREET, SUITE 220 - VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23462757-494-5151

Prospect flagsLow returnsLow participation

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$1.8M

No prior year

Total participants

No prior year

Average account balance

$32,015

No prior year

Annual return

3.60%

No prior year

Benchmarks

See 24,581 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort24,581 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$2.77M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$58K

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.

129.7%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$292K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$8K

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

+16.64%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$16390

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

Top 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
AMERICAN FUNDS1+ years Filed as: CAPITAL RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT Service code 15 333 SOUTH HOPE STREET · LOS ANGELES, CA 90071	Recordkeeping	$975

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K3D

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.
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

2 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$975

$18 / participant

Contract admin$975100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.053%

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: CHARLES W. SNADER, P.C.
Auditor EIN: 541873714
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$32,015

$76,551-58.2%

$123,894-74.2%

$62,881-49.1%

Participation rate

58.2%

73.0%-14.8pp

81.4%-23.2pp

69.3%-11.1pp

Annual return

3.60%

18.68%-15.1pp

47.52%-43.9pp

20.14%-16.5pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,279

$2,882-55.6%

$4,617-72.3%

$2,281-43.9%

Participant deferral / active EE

$2,526

$4,840-47.8%

$5,984-57.8%

$3,203-21.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$17

$4,826-99.6%

$8,357-99.8%

$4,296-99.6%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

AMERICAN FUNDS1+ years

Filed as: CAPITAL RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT

Service code 15

333 SOUTH HOPE STREET · LOS ANGELES, CA 90071

Recordkeeping

$975

DLS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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DLS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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Analytics

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Service providers

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Expense breakdown

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Service providers

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Expense breakdown

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