Retirement plan

ESS RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Name: EMPLOYER SUPPORT SERVICES - ESS RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: EMPLOYER SUPPORT SERVICES
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, ESS RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN, EMPLOYER SUPPORT SERVICES

EMPLOYER SUPPORT SERVICESEIN 72-1311962Plan #333PY 2024

8530 ANSELMO LANE - BATON ROUGE, LA 70810225-766-2622employersupport.comLinkedIn11-50 employeeshuman resources

Prospect flagsLow participationFailed to transmit contributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$12.2M

+19.5% from 2023

Total participants

431

+6.2% from 2023

Average account balance

$47,411

+19.1% from 2023

Annual return

15.27%

-9.05 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

See 836 peers

Peer group

Industry56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort836 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$12.23M

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.

258

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.

56.2%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$983K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$2K

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

+15.27%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$-1

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 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
AMERICAN FUNDS3+ years Filed as: CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SERVI Service code 64 6455 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE · IRVINE, CA 92618	Recordkeeping Fees	$14,430

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2G2J2K2T2W

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
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.

Opportunity flags

2 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Plan-level admin expenses are zero - fees are likely paid at the master-trust level rather than the individual plan.

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: ERICKSEN KRENTEL LLP
Auditor EIN: 720549733
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$47,411

$45,031+5.3%

$85,009-44.2%

$77,671-39.0%

Participation rate

56.2%

48.7%+7.5pp

67.5%-11.3pp

70.6%-14.4pp

Annual return

15.27%

79.22%-63.9pp

66.47%-51.2pp

31.21%-15.9pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$558

$1,609-65.3%

$2,728-79.5%

$2,726-79.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$1,930

$2,807-31.3%

$4,522-57.3%

$4,648-58.5%

Admin fee / account holder

-$1

$912-100.1%

$6,153-100.0%

$430-100.2%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

AMERICAN FUNDS3+ years

Filed as: CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SERVI

Service code 64

6455 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE · IRVINE, CA 92618

Recordkeeping Fees

$14,430

ESS RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

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