Retirement plan

MERCHANTS EXCHANGE 401(K) PLAN

Name: MERCHANTS EXCHANGE - MERCHANTS EXCHANGE 401(K) PLAN (2025) Form 5500
Creator: MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, MERCHANTS EXCHANGE 401(K) PLAN, MERCHANTS EXCHANGE

MERCHANTS EXCHANGEEIN 93-0224840Plan #002PY 2025

200 SW MARKET ST, STE 190 - PORTLAND, OR 97201503-228-4361pdxmex.comLinkedIn11-50 employeesmaritime

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$2.7M

+29.2% from 2024

Total participants

+5.6% from 2024

Average account balance

$71,075

+22.4% from 2024

Annual return

16.23%

+5.29 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

See 48,836 peers

Peer group

Industry81 - Other Services (except Public Administration)

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort48,836 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$2.70M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$71K

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.

165.2%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$291K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$13K

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

+16.23%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$604

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

1 tripped

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

$23K

$999 / participant

Other / not subdivided$23K100.0%

% of EOY assets

0.850%

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

$71,075

$70,366+1.0%

$66,674+6.6%

$138,895-48.8%

Participation rate

100.0%

76.2%+23.8pp

73.7%+26.3pp

79.9%+20.1pp

Annual return

16.23%

386.41%-370.2pp

321.24%-305.0pp

145.39%-129.2pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$6,874

$2,765+148.6%

$2,620+162.4%

$4,194+63.9%

Participant deferral / active EE

$5,769

$4,374+31.9%

$4,084+41.2%

$6,396-9.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$604

$5,262-88.5%

$5,098-88.1%

$12,562-95.2%

MERCHANTS EXCHANGE 401(K) PLAN

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MERCHANTS EXCHANGE 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