Retirement plan

MERCHANTS EXCHANGE 401(K) PLAN

Name: MERCHANTS EXCHANGE - MERCHANTS EXCHANGE 401(K) PLAN (2023) 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 2023

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

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$2.4M

+25.6% from 2022

Total participants

0.0% from 2022

Average account balance

$62,555

+25.6% from 2022

Annual return

16.36%

+30.47 pp from 2022

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry81 - Other Services (except Public Administration)

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort41,776 peers

Snapshot2023

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$2.09M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$58K

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.

171.4%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$244K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$12K

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

+10.94%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$24156

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

$74K

$3914 / participant

Other / not subdivided$74K100.0%

% of EOY assets

3.048%

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

$62,555

$96,691-35.3%

$86,656-27.8%

$139,487-55.2%

Participation rate

100.0%

74.4%+25.6pp

71.7%+28.3pp

80.3%+19.7pp

Annual return

16.36%

106.87%-90.5pp

593.09%-576.7pp

373.84%-357.5pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$7,527

$3,267+130.4%

$3,025+148.8%

$4,755+58.3%

Participant deferral / active EE

$5,720

$4,838+18.2%

$4,439+28.9%

$6,713-14.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$1,907

$6,414-70.3%

$5,619-66.1%

$11,407-83.3%

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