Retirement plan

THE BRANCH GROUP, INC. AND AFFILIATES EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP AND SAVINGS PLAN

Name: THE BRANCH GROUP, INC. - THE BRANCH GROUP, INC. AND AFFILIATES EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP AND SAVINGS PLAN (2017) Form 5500
Creator: THE BRANCH GROUP, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, THE BRANCH GROUP, INC. AND AFFILIATES EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP AND SAVINGS PLAN, THE BRANCH GROUP, INC.

THE BRANCH GROUP, INC.EIN 54-6047677Plan #003PY 2017

PO BOX 40004 - ROANOKE, VA 240220004540-982-1678branchgroup.comLinkedIn1001-5000 employeesconstruction

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Total assets (EOY)

$93.1M

+6.9% from 2016

Total participants

946

-0.5% from 2016

Average account balance

$97,151

+6.3% from 2016

Annual return

14.16%

+12.83 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry23 - Construction

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort1,124 peers

Snapshot2017

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$187.20M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$108K

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Participants with account balance

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

1,741

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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.

93.7%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$27.71M

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$21K

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Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+34.86%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$65

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Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

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Service providers

Top 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
FIRST BANKERS TRUST SERVICES1 year Service code 21 · EIN 20-1171923 2321 KOCHS LANE · QUINCY, IL 62305	Bank Trustee	$67,954

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2F2H2J2K2P2Q2T

Plan features

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).
2H
Partial participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of a portion 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.
2P
Leveraged ESOP
Employee stock ownership plan that acquires employer securities with borrowed money or other debt-financing techniques.
2Q
ESOP maintained by an S corporation
The employer maintaining this ESOP is an S corporation.
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.

Opportunity flags

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Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$139K

$217 / participant

Investment mgmt$139K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.150%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

The auditor signed off without reservation. This is the cleanest opinion.

Auditor firm: KPMG LLP
Auditor EIN: 135565207
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

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Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$97,151

$60,545+60.5%

$92,233+5.3%

$69,631+39.5%

Participation rate

100.0%

72.2%+27.8pp

76.5%+23.5pp

70.7%+29.3pp

Annual return

14.16%

19.71%-5.5pp

176.28%-162.1pp

27571.02%-27556.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$4,897

$2,633+86.0%

$3,679+33.1%

$2,032+141.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,650

$2,828-41.7%

$3,897-57.7%

$3,224-48.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$146

$145+0.5%

$5,194-97.2%

$110+31.8%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

FIRST BANKERS TRUST SERVICES1 year

Service code 21 · EIN 20-1171923

2321 KOCHS LANE · QUINCY, IL 62305

Bank Trustee

$67,954

THE BRANCH GROUP, INC. AND AFFILIATES EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP AND SAVINGS PLAN

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