Retirement plan

LA WARD TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Name: LA WARD TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, INC. - LA WARD TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, INC. 401(K) PLAN (2025) Form 5500
Creator: LA WARD TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, LA WARD TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, INC. 401(K) PLAN, LA WARD TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, INC.

LA WARD TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, INC.EIN 74-1297841Plan #001PY 2025

12991 TX-172, P.O. BOX 246 - LA WARD, TX 77970361-872-2211laward.netLinkedIn1-10 employees

Prospect flagsHigh feesHigh assets / participantLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$4.3M

+18.5% from 2024

Total participants

0.0% from 2024

Average account balance

$478,414

+18.5% from 2024

Annual return

17.28%

-1.73 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry51 - Information

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort6,844 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$4.31M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$478K

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.

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.

112.5%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$99K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$12K

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

+17.28%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$7187

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

0 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Providers data not reported

Schedule C was not filed on this plan's most recent Form 5500, so no compensated service providers are available to display.

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E3D2G2J2F2T

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.
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

3 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
ComplianceLow fidelity bond
Fidelity bond coverage is below the ERISA section 412 10%-of-assets minimum (capped at $500,000).
InformationalHigh assets / participant
Assets per participant exceed $250,000 - top-decile high-value plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$65K

$8086 / participant

Other / not subdivided$65K100.0%

% of EOY assets

1.502%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

No opinion code on file for this filing.

Auditor firm: (not reported)
Auditor EIN: -
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: -

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$478,414

$107,666+344.3%

$102,184+368.2%

$154,746+209.2%

Participation rate

100.0%

83.7%+16.3pp

82.6%+17.4pp

80.7%+19.3pp

Annual return

17.28%

29.33%-12.0pp

31.58%-14.3pp

172.34%-155.1pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$4,751

$3,846+23.5%

$3,594+32.2%

$4,379+8.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$7,668

$8,719-12.1%

$8,309-7.7%

$6,730+13.9%

Admin fee / account holder

$7,187

$12,943-44.5%

$11,609-38.1%

$14,365-50.0%

LA WARD TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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Service providers

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Expense breakdown

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