Retirement plan

MERIT ENERGY COMPANY SAVINGS TRUST

Name: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY, LLC - MERIT ENERGY COMPANY SAVINGS TRUST (2023) Form 5500
Creator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY, LLC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, MERIT ENERGY COMPANY SAVINGS TRUST, MERIT ENERGY COMPANY, LLC

MERIT ENERGY COMPANY, LLCEIN 75-2280562Plan #001PY 2023

13727 NOEL RD, SUITE 1200 - DALLAS, TX 75240972-701-8377mecoperating.comLinkedIn501-1000 employees

Prospect flagsFailed to provide benefitCorrective distributions

How to read this page

Total assets (EOY)

$232.8M

-15.7% from 2016

Total participants

1,076

-10.7% from 2016

Average account balance

$220,070

-6.8% from 2016

Annual return

21.77%

-11.56 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 204 peers

Peer group

Industry21 - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort204 peers

Snapshot2023

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$277.31M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$256K

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.

1,085

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.

99.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$21.84M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$25K

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

+17.46%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$64

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
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC.9+ years Service code 27 · EIN 04-2654524	Advisory (Plan)	$78,936
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL9+ years Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786	Loan Processing	-$12,527

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2F2G2J2K2T3D

Plan features

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

2 tripped

ComplianceFailed to provide benefit
Form 5500 reported that benefits due were not provided when due.
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$66K

$78 / participant

Investment mgmt$79K118.9%
Contract admin$3000.5%

% of EOY assets

0.029%

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: MOSS ADAMS LLP
Auditor EIN: 910189318
Audit fees: $0
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$220,070

$102,642+114.4%

$142,562+54.4%

$74,478+195.5%

Participation rate

97.9%

79.7%+18.1pp

76.8%+21.1pp

70.7%+27.1pp

Annual return

21.77%

20.46%+1.3pp

20.13%+1.6pp

34.37%-12.6pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$10,575

$4,956+113.4%

$4,841+118.4%

$2,637+301.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$12,456

$6,304+97.6%

$6,280+98.4%

$4,530+175.0%

Admin fee / account holder

$63

$187-66.4%

$10,012-99.4%

$347-81.9%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC.9+ years

Service code 27 · EIN 04-2654524

Advisory (Plan)

$78,936

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL9+ years

Service code 37 · EIN 04-2647786

Loan Processing

-$12,527

MERIT ENERGY COMPANY SAVINGS TRUST

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MERIT ENERGY COMPANY SAVINGS TRUST

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

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Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

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Expense breakdown

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Benchmarks

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