Retirement plan

MERRICK & COMPANY 401(K) AND ESOP

Name: MERRICK & COMPANY - MERRICK & COMPANY 401(K) AND ESOP (2023) Form 5500
Creator: MERRICK & COMPANY
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, MERRICK & COMPANY 401(K) AND ESOP, MERRICK & COMPANY

MERRICK & COMPANYEIN 84-0499702Plan #004PY 2023

5970 GREENWOOD PLAZA BLVD. - GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111303-751-0741merrick.comLinkedIn501-1000 employeesdesign

Prospect flagsLow returns

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Filed August 6, 2001

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Total assets (EOY)

$141.3M

+4.6% from 2022

Total participants

1,299

+19.1% from 2022

Average account balance

$110,645

-11.5% from 2022

Annual return

4.67%

-3.19 pp from 2022

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort3,240 peers

Snapshot2023

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$207.80M

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$141K

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1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

1,469

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1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

97.6%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$27.14M

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$27K

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

+7.59%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$211

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1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

Not enough data

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Service providers

Top 7 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
MILLIMAN, INC.8+ years Service code 15 · EIN 91-0675641	Recordkeeping	$177,593
COOK STREET CONSULTING7 years Service code 27 · EIN 84-0854432	Advisory (Plan)	$43,368
PRAIRIE CAPITAL ADVISORS7 years Service code 34 · EIN 36-4072641	Valuation (appraisals, etc.); Direct ...	$25,450
PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC4 years Filed as: PLANTE & MORAN, PPL Service code 10 · EIN 38-1357951	Accounting	$19,500
DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS LLP2 years Service code 27 1550 17TH STREET, SUITE 500 · DENVER, CO 80202	Advisory (Plan)	$13,157
SHERMAN & HOWARD3 years Filed as: SHERMAN & HOWARD, L.L.C. Service code 29 · EIN 84-0420314	Legal	$4,489
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.3 years Filed as: CHARLES SCHWABTRUST BANK Service code 19 · EIN 82-3967259	Securities Custodian	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2H2I2J2K2O2S2T3I

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).
2H
Partial participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of a portion of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2I
Stock bonus
Stock bonus 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.
2O
ESOP other than a leveraged ESOP
Employee stock ownership plan that is not leveraged.
2S
Automatic enrollment
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has elective contributions deducted from payroll.
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.
3I
Employer securities investment required
Plan requiring that all or part of employer contributions be invested and held at least for a limited period in employer securities.

Opportunity flags

1 tripped

OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$276K

$314 / participant

Other / not subdivided$276K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.195%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

The auditor signed off without reservation. This is the cleanest opinion.

Auditor firm: PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC
Auditor EIN: 381357951
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

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Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$110,645

$95,274+16.1%

$135,903-18.6%

$74,419+48.7%

Participation rate

97.5%

78.2%+19.3pp

81.9%+15.6pp

70.7%+26.8pp

Annual return

4.67%

32.77%-28.1pp

68.23%-63.6pp

34.38%-29.7pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$4,205

$3,874+8.5%

$4,856-13.4%

$2,637+59.4%

Participant deferral / active EE

$9,222

$7,782+18.5%

$7,758+18.9%

$4,528+103.7%

Admin fee / account holder

$216

$266-18.7%

$10,762-98.0%

$348-37.8%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

MILLIMAN, INC.8+ years

Service code 15 · EIN 91-0675641

Recordkeeping

$177,593

COOK STREET CONSULTING7 years

Service code 27 · EIN 84-0854432

Advisory (Plan)

$43,368

PRAIRIE CAPITAL ADVISORS7 years

Service code 34 · EIN 36-4072641

Valuation (appraisals, etc.); Direct ...

$25,450

PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC4 years

Filed as: PLANTE & MORAN, PPL

Service code 10 · EIN 38-1357951

Accounting

$19,500

DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS LLP2 years

Service code 27

1550 17TH STREET, SUITE 500 · DENVER, CO 80202

Advisory (Plan)

$13,157

SHERMAN & HOWARD3 years

Filed as: SHERMAN & HOWARD, L.L.C.

Service code 29 · EIN 84-0420314

Legal

$4,489

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.3 years

Filed as: CHARLES SCHWABTRUST BANK

Service code 19 · EIN 82-3967259

Securities Custodian

MERRICK & COMPANY 401(K) AND ESOP

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MERRICK & COMPANY 401(K) AND ESOP

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Analytics

Service providersi

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Expense breakdowni

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