Retirement plan

THE FAME PLAN

Name: FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK - THE FAME PLAN (2020) Form 5500
Creator: FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, THE FAME PLAN, FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK

FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANKEIN 71-0600180Plan #004PY 2020

708 SOUTH MAIN STREET, P.O. BOX 1010 - STUTTGART, AR 72160870-673-6911LinkedIn11-50 employeesbanking

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1 filing

#003Retirement-$13.8M assets

Prospect flagsLow participant contribution

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Total assets (EOY)

$20M

+22.6% from 2019

Total participants

397

-4.6% from 2019

Average account balance

$50,389

+28.5% from 2019

Annual return

18.17%

-11.48 pp from 2019

Benchmarks

See 1,455 peers

Peer group

Industry52 - Finance and Insurance

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort1,455 peers

Snapshot2020

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$17.94M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$47K

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.

380

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.

100.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.72M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$6K

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

-15.49%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$21

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
STEPHENS INC6+ years Filed as: STEPHENS, INC. Service code 28 · EIN 71-0641478	Investment Management	$36,201
ASCENSUS LLC6+ years Filed as: ASCENSUS Service code 15 · EIN 11-3665754	Recordkeeping	$10,430

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D

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.

Opportunity flags

1 tripped

OpportunityLow participant contribution
Participant contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$47K

$148 / participant

Investment mgmt$36K77.6%
Contract admin$10K22.4%

% of EOY assets

0.233%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Disclaimer opinion

Auditor declined to express an opinion - usually a 103(a)(3)(C) limited-scope election.

Auditor firm: ERWIN & COMPANY, P.A.
Auditor EIN: 710603587
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Disclaimer

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$50,389

$111,608-54.9%

$177,848-71.7%

$73,412-31.4%

Participation rate

100.0%

87.9%+12.1pp

87.7%+12.3pp

72.2%+27.8pp

Annual return

18.17%

18.23%-0.1pp

48.33%-30.2pp

59.30%-41.1pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,218

$3,796-41.6%

$5,919-62.5%

$2,234-0.7%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,339

$6,199-46.1%

$7,714-56.7%

$3,806-12.3%

Admin fee / account holder

$117

$166-29.1%

$12,431-99.1%

$158-25.6%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

STEPHENS INC6+ years

Filed as: STEPHENS, INC.

Service code 28 · EIN 71-0641478

Investment Management

$36,201

ASCENSUS LLC6+ years

Filed as: ASCENSUS

Service code 15 · EIN 11-3665754

Recordkeeping

$10,430

THE FAME PLAN

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THE FAME 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