Retirement plan

ARS INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: ARS, INC. - ARS INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2017) Form 5500
Creator: ARS, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, ARS INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN, ARS, INC.

ARS, INC.EIN 84-1007935Plan #002PY 2017

5190 PARFET STREET - WHEAT RIDGE, CO 80033303-456-0010

Prospect flagsHigh feesLow fidelity bond

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Total assets (EOY)

$4.6M

+18.0% from 2016

Total participants

+8.3% from 2016

Average account balance

$138,956

+10.9% from 2016

Annual return

16.90%

+6.80 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry23 - Construction

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort37,229 peers

Snapshot2017

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$10.14M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$149K

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.

154.5%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$448K

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$10K

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Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+14.75%

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Admin fee / account holder

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

$1073

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 codes2E2F2G2J2T3D

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.
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

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

$158K

$6576 / participant

Other / not subdivided$158K100.0%

% of EOY assets

3.442%

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

$138,956

$106,008+31.1%

$92,240+50.6%

$147,586-5.8%

Participation rate

75.0%

80.4%-5.4pp

76.5%-1.5pp

82.8%-7.8pp

Annual return

16.90%

50.05%-33.1pp

176.29%-159.4pp

578.59%-561.7pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$2,134

$4,333-50.8%

$3,680-42.0%

$4,876-56.2%

Participant deferral / active EE

$5,826

$4,478+30.1%

$3,897+49.5%

$5,439+7.1%

Admin fee / account holder

$4,782

$6,333-24.5%

$5,194-7.9%

$10,886-56.1%

ARS INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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ARS INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Summary metrics

Benchmarksi

Analytics

Service providersi

Plan features & details

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Expense breakdowni

Audit opinioni

Benchmarks

Service providers

Opportunity flags

Expense breakdown

Audit opinion

Benchmarks

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