Retirement plan

MERRILL FARMS, LLC RETIREMENT PLAN & TRUST

Name: MERRILL FARMS, LLC - MERRILL FARMS, LLC RETIREMENT PLAN & TRUST (2024) Form 5500
Creator: MERRILL FARMS, LLC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, MERRILL FARMS, LLC RETIREMENT PLAN & TRUST, MERRILL FARMS, LLC

MERRILL FARMS, LLCEIN 77-0545932Plan #001PY 2024

P.O. BOX 659 - SALINAS, CA 939020659831-424-7365merrillfarms.comLinkedIn201-500 employeesfarming

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow participation

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Total assets (EOY)

$16.8M

+20.2% from 2023

Total participants

249

-1.2% from 2023

Average account balance

$138,595

+16.3% from 2023

Annual return

15.48%

-3.13 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort575 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$16.77M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$139K

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.

121

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.

41.3%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$861K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$4K

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

+15.48%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$323

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
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.1 year Filed as: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS FINANCIAL Service code 26 · EIN 36-4019175	Advisory (Participants)	$0

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

2 tripped

OpportunityLow participation
Participation rate is below 70% (account-balance holders / active employees) - enrollment or auto-enroll opportunity.
OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$39K

$179 / participant

Investment mgmt$16K40.0%
Contract admin$23K60.0%

% of EOY assets

0.233%

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: JOHNSON & ASSOCIATES CPA'S, INC.
Auditor EIN: 453994255
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$138,595

$62,393+122.1%

$120,580+14.9%

$74,478+86.1%

Participation rate

41.3%

56.8%-15.5pp

72.0%-30.7pp

67.2%-25.9pp

Annual return

15.48%

18.61%-3.1pp

107.48%-92.0pp

1370.56%-1355.1pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,576

$1,845-14.6%

$3,469-54.6%

$2,626-40.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$2,373

$2,886-17.8%

$4,995-52.5%

$4,350-45.5%

Admin fee / account holder

$323

$2,396-86.5%

$9,418-96.6%

$1,946-83.4%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.1 year

Filed as: WELLS FARGO ADVISORS FINANCIAL

Service code 26 · EIN 36-4019175

Advisory (Participants)

MERRILL FARMS, LLC RETIREMENT PLAN & TRUST

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MERRILL FARMS, LLC RETIREMENT PLAN & TRUST

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