Retirement plan

NICHOLS FARMS 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Name: NICHOLS FARMS - NICHOLS FARMS 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN (2024) Form 5500
Creator: NICHOLS FARMS
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, NICHOLS FARMS 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN, NICHOLS FARMS

NICHOLS FARMSEIN 94-1518396Plan #001PY 2024

5151 N PALM AVENUE, SUITE 920 - FRESNO, CA 93704559-224-7656nicholsfarms.comLinkedIn201-500 employeesfood production

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Total assets (EOY)

$16.8M

+3.3% from 2023

Total participants

504

+3.1% from 2023

Average account balance

$34,236

-0.9% from 2023

Annual return

15.26%

+9.55 pp from 2023

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort270 peers

Snapshot2024

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$16.78M

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1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$34K

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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.

490

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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.

96.7%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$2.07M

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1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$5K

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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

+15.26%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$144

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1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

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

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Service providers

Top 4 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH4 years Service code 27 1400 AMERICAN BLVD BLDG #4 · PENNINGTON, NJ 08534	Advisory (Plan)	$34,314
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3 years Filed as: EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY Service code 64 · EIN 84-0467907 8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111	Recordkeeping Fees	$25,701
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3 years Filed as: EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC Service code 28 8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD, CO 80111	Investment Management	$9,007
THE PRICE COMPANY3 years Service code 13 · EIN 77-0535585 5151 N PALM AVENUE, SUITE 920 · FRESNO, CA 93704	Contract Administrator	$1,400

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K3D

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.
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.
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

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Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$71K

$166 / participant

Recordkeeping$26K36.4%
Investment mgmt$43K61.4%
Contract admin$1K2.0%
Other / not subdivided$1310.2%

% of EOY assets

0.421%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

3 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: BAKER TILLY US, LLP
Auditor EIN: 301413443
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$34,236

$73,149-53.2%

$120,580-71.6%

$77,762-56.0%

Participation rate

96.7%

55.2%+41.5pp

72.0%+24.7pp

70.6%+26.1pp

Annual return

15.26%

18.24%-3.0pp

107.48%-92.2pp

31.27%-16.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,941

$1,793+8.2%

$3,469-44.1%

$2,728-28.9%

Participant deferral / active EE

$2,941

$3,006-2.2%

$4,995-41.1%

$4,651-36.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$144

$660-78.2%

$9,418-98.5%

$433-66.7%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH4 years

Service code 27

1400 AMERICAN BLVD BLDG #4 · PENNINGTON, NJ 08534

Advisory (Plan)

$34,314

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3 years

Filed as: EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

Service code 64 · EIN 84-0467907

8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111

Recordkeeping Fees

$25,701

GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE3 years

Filed as: EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

Service code 28

8515 EAST ORCHARD ROAD · GREENWOOD, CO 80111

Investment Management

$9,007

THE PRICE COMPANY3 years

Service code 13 · EIN 77-0535585

5151 N PALM AVENUE, SUITE 920 · FRESNO, CA 93704

Contract Administrator

$1,400

NICHOLS FARMS 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

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