Retirement plan

SCHNEIDER MILLS EMPLOYEES' TRUST

Name: SCHNEIDER MILLS, INC - SCHNEIDER MILLS EMPLOYEES' TRUST (2025) Form 5500
Creator: SCHNEIDER MILLS, INC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, SCHNEIDER MILLS EMPLOYEES' TRUST, SCHNEIDER MILLS, INC

SCHNEIDER MILLS, INCEIN 56-1577874Plan #002PY 2025

1170 HWY 16 NORTH - TAYLORSVILLE, NC 28681828-632-8181

Prospect flagsLow returns

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Total assets (EOY)

$17.5M

+3.1% from 2024

Total participants

427

+7.3% from 2024

Average account balance

$46,211

-6.9% from 2024

Annual return

11.57%

-1.59 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

See 154 peers

Peer group

Industry31 - Manufacturing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort154 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$17.51M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$46K

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.

379

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.

86.7%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$917K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$3K

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

+11.57%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$214

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
ASCENSUS LLC8 years Service code 15 · EIN 11-3665754	Recordkeeping	$48,053
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH8 years Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT & BENEFIT Service code 27 · EIN 13-5674085	Advisory (Plan)	$32,917

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2S2E3D2H2J2F2T3H

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).
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.
2S
Automatic enrollment
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
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

1 tripped

OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$81K

$224 / participant

Investment mgmt$33K40.7%
Contract admin$48K59.3%

% of EOY assets

0.462%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: BERNARD ROBINSON&COMPANY, L.L.P.
Auditor EIN: 560571159
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$46,211

$140,800-67.2%

$89,340-48.3%

$79,634-42.0%

Participation rate

86.7%

61.9%+24.8pp

69.6%+17.2pp

62.5%+24.3pp

Annual return

11.57%

17.84%-6.3pp

20.57%-9.0pp

36.46%-24.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$829

$2,021-59.0%

$2,231-62.9%

$2,529-67.2%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,704

$3,219-47.1%

$3,823-55.4%

$3,835-55.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$214

$1,610-86.7%

$6,704-96.8%

$1,002-78.7%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

ASCENSUS LLC8 years

Service code 15 · EIN 11-3665754

Recordkeeping

$48,053

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH8 years

Filed as: MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT & BENEFIT

Service code 27 · EIN 13-5674085

Advisory (Plan)

$32,917

SCHNEIDER MILLS EMPLOYEES' TRUST

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SCHNEIDER MILLS EMPLOYEES' TRUST

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Plan features & details

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Expense breakdowni

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Expense breakdown

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