Retirement plan

STERLING 401(K) PLAN

Name: STERLING ASSET MANAGEMENT - STERLING 401(K) PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: STERLING ASSET MANAGEMENT
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, STERLING 401(K) PLAN, STERLING ASSET MANAGEMENT

STERLING ASSET MANAGEMENTEIN 77-0615283Plan #001PY 2024

PO BOX 5248 - SALEM, OR 97304503-362-2322

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow participationLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$865K

+33.1% from 2023

Total participants

0.0% from 2023

Average account balance

$216,230

+33.1% from 2023

Annual return

18.69%

+1.89 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort19,410 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$865K

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$216K

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.

66.7%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$94K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$16K

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

+18.69%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$1760

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 codes2A2E2J2K

Plan features

2A
Age/service weighted or new comparability plan
Age/service weighted plan where allocations are based on age service or age and service; or new comparability or similar plan where allocations are based on participant classifications consisting entirely or predominantly of highly compensated employees or the plan provides an additional allocation rate on compensation above a specified threshold that exceeds the permitted disparity limits of Code section 401(l).
2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
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.

Opportunity flags

3 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.)
ComplianceLow fidelity bond
Fidelity bond coverage is below the ERISA section 412 10%-of-assets minimum (capped at $500,000).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$7K

$1173 / participant

Other / not subdivided$7K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.814%

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

$216,230

$100,073+116.1%

$85,126+154.0%

$145,877+48.2%

Participation rate

66.7%

74.1%-7.4pp

67.5%-0.9pp

80.3%-13.6pp

Annual return

18.69%

84.11%-65.4pp

66.63%-47.9pp

551.28%-532.6pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,843

$3,236-12.2%

$2,731+4.1%

$4,663-39.0%

Participant deferral / active EE

$12,750

$5,294+140.8%

$4,523+181.9%

$6,691+90.6%

Admin fee / account holder

$1,760

$7,261-75.8%

$6,160-71.4%

$13,402-86.9%

STERLING 401(K) PLAN

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STERLING 401(K) PLAN

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

Opportunity flagsi

Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion