Retirement plan

ASSOCIATED EARTH SCIENCES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: ASSOCIATED EARTH SCIENCES, INC - ASSOCIATED EARTH SCIENCES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2020) Form 5500
Creator: ASSOCIATED EARTH SCIENCES, INC
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, ASSOCIATED EARTH SCIENCES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN, ASSOCIATED EARTH SCIENCES, INC

ASSOCIATED EARTH SCIENCES, INCEIN 91-1135997Plan #001PY 2020

911 5TH AVENUE - KIRKLAND, WA 98033425-827-7701aesgeo.comLinkedIn51-200 employeesenvironmental services

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$10.3M

+6.8% from 2019

Total participants

-1.3% from 2019

Average account balance

$155,748

+16.5% from 2019

Annual return

10.32%

-9.44 pp from 2019

Benchmarks

See 26,422 peers

Peer group

Industry54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants25-99

Cohort26,422 peers

Snapshot2020

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$15.45M

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$188K

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.

141.4%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$1.04M

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$18K

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1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+12.40%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$3025

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 codes2E2G2J2K2R3D

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
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.
2R
Participant-directed brokerage accounts
Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
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.)
OpportunityLow returns
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$1.1M

$18507 / participant

Other / not subdivided$1M100.0%

% of EOY assets

11.162%

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

$155,748

$98,766+57.7%

$149,730+4.0%

$79,852+95.0%

Participation rate

87.1%

75.8%+11.3pp

82.5%+4.6pp

69.6%+17.5pp

Annual return

10.32%

27.43%-17.1pp

276.70%-266.4pp

31.72%-21.4pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,436

$3,217+6.8%

$4,645-26.0%

$2,471+39.1%

Participant deferral / active EE

$8,705

$5,681+53.2%

$6,843+27.2%

$3,740+132.7%

Admin fee / account holder

$17,385

$6,052+187.3%

$9,310+86.7%

$5,306+227.6%

ASSOCIATED EARTH SCIENCES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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