Retirement plan

MERIT ELECTRIC COMPANY 401(K) PLAN

Name: MERIT ELECTRIC COMPANY - MERIT ELECTRIC COMPANY 401(K) PLAN (2021) Form 5500
Creator: MERIT ELECTRIC COMPANY
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, MERIT ELECTRIC COMPANY 401(K) PLAN, MERIT ELECTRIC COMPANY

MERIT ELECTRIC COMPANYEIN 76-0047816Plan #001PY 2021

5626 MITCHELLDALE - HOUSTON, TX 77092713-290-9109meritfilter.comLinkedIn1-10 employees

Prospect flagsLow returnsFailed to transmit contributionsCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$4.5M

+5.6% from 2020

Total participants

160

+30.1% from 2020

Average account balance

$31,082

-24.1% from 2020

Annual return

11.06%

+4.17 pp from 2020

Benchmarks

See 2,981 peers

Peer group

Industry23 - Construction

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort2,981 peers

Snapshot2021

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$3.80M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$54K

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.

71.0%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$201K

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

+14.43%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$5001

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

Top 1 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
VOYA RETIREMENT INSURANCE & ANNUITY6+ years Service code 26 · EIN 71-0297408	Advisory (Participants)	$1,433

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes3D2E2F2G2J2K2S

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.
2S
Automatic enrollment
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
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

OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
ComplianceFailed to transmit contributions
Form 5500 reported a failure to timely transmit participant contributions (Schedule H line 4a).
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$3K

$26 / participant

Other / not subdivided$3K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.060%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: BENTON, DUROY, & IVEY, P.C.
Auditor EIN: 742170758
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$31,082

$77,670-60.0%

$109,163-71.5%

$79,393-60.9%

Participation rate

86.9%

67.8%+19.1pp

75.9%+11.0pp

70.7%+16.2pp

Annual return

11.06%

23.44%-12.4pp

25.75%-14.7pp

116.87%-105.8pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$932

$2,798-66.7%

$3,723-75.0%

$2,428-61.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$2,483

$3,518-29.4%

$4,654-46.7%

$4,046-38.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$19

$732-97.4%

$6,754-99.7%

$627-97.0%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

VOYA RETIREMENT INSURANCE & ANNUITY6+ years

Service code 26 · EIN 71-0297408

Advisory (Participants)

$1,433

MERIT ELECTRIC COMPANY 401(K) PLAN

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MERIT ELECTRIC COMPANY 401(K) PLAN

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