Retirement plan

COWAN SYSTEMS 401K PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: COWAN SYSTEMS, LLC - COWAN SYSTEMS 401K PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: COWAN SYSTEMS, LLC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, COWAN SYSTEMS 401K PROFIT SHARING PLAN, COWAN SYSTEMS, LLC

COWAN SYSTEMS, LLCEIN 56-2537962Plan #001PY 2024

4555 HOLLINS FERRY ROAD - BALTIMORE, MD 21227410-247-0800cowansystems.comLinkedIn1001-5000 employeestransportation/trucking/railroad

Prospect flagsLow participationLow employer contributionCorrective distributions

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$36.5M

-1.3% from 2023

Total participants

1,005

-57.3% from 2023

Average account balance

$40,976

+9.1% from 2023

Annual return

12.56%

-4.50 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 679 peers

Peer group

Industry48 - Transportation and Warehousing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort679 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

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0 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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0 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

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0 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

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0 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

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0 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+1.99%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

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1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

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

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0 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 2 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
CORNERSTONE WEALTH GROUP7 years Filed as: CORNERSTONE ADVISORY LLP Service code 27 · EIN 74-3193386	Advisory (Plan)	$55,418
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL10+ years Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786	Loan Processing	$12,834

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D3H

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.
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 participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
OpportunityLow employer contribution
Employer contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$68K

$238 / participant

Recordkeeping$13K18.8%
Investment mgmt$55K81.2%

% of EOY assets

0.187%

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: GRANDIZIO,WILKINS,LITTLE & MATTHEWS
Auditor EIN: 522334868
Audit fees: $0
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$40,976

$55,482-26.1%

$76,051-46.1%

$77,692-47.3%

Participation rate

60.3%

63.7%-3.4pp

69.1%-8.8pp

70.6%-10.3pp

Annual return

12.56%

17.09%-4.5pp

360.42%-347.9pp

31.25%-18.7pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$368

$1,792-79.5%

$2,690-86.3%

$2,726-86.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$12,708

$3,455+267.8%

$4,257+198.5%

$4,648+173.4%

Admin fee / account holder

$77

$407-81.2%

$6,416-98.8%

$431-82.2%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

CORNERSTONE WEALTH GROUP7 years

Filed as: CORNERSTONE ADVISORY LLP

Service code 27 · EIN 74-3193386

Advisory (Plan)

$55,418

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL10+ years

Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786

Loan Processing

$12,834

COWAN SYSTEMS 401K PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Summary metrics

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Analytics

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Plan features & details

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Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

COWAN SYSTEMS 401K PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion