Retirement plan

VALLEY CHROME PLATING, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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

VALLEY CHROME PLATING, INC.EIN 94-2449333Plan #001PY 2025

1028 HOBLITT AVENUE - CLOVIS, CA 93612559-298-8094valleychrome.comLinkedIn51-200 employeestransportation/trucking/railroad

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$10.6M

+15.4% from 2024

Total participants

127

+0.8% from 2024

Average account balance

$99,784

+24.1% from 2024

Annual return

13.67%

+2.98 pp from 2024

Benchmarks

See 1,491 peers

Peer group

Industry33 - Manufacturing

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants100-249

Cohort1,491 peers

Snapshot2025

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$10.58M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

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

$100K

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.

106

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.

81.9%

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1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$643K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$6K

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

+13.67%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

$571

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

1 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Top 3 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK6 years Service code 26 · EIN 04-2675571	Advisory (Participants)	$39,710
NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS1 year Filed as: NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS, INC. Service code 15 · EIN 01-0233346 735 W. ALLUVIAL AVE, STE 10 · FRESNO, CA 93711	Recordkeeping	$20,000
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY6 years Service code 15 · EIN 01-0233346	Recordkeeping	$850

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

$61K

$522 / participant

Contract admin$59K96.7%
Other / not subdivided$2K3.3%

% of EOY assets

0.572%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

1 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: JASON UNDERWOOD CPA, PLLC
Auditor EIN: 453976013
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$99,784

$85,515+16.7%

$112,040-10.9%

$67,986+46.8%

Participation rate

81.9%

68.2%+13.7pp

76.5%+5.4pp

57.2%+24.7pp

Annual return

13.67%

29.68%-16.0pp

24.52%-10.8pp

31.67%-18.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$1,887

$2,191-13.9%

$2,954-36.1%

$2,019-6.5%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,658

$4,014-8.9%

$5,098-28.2%

$3,358+8.9%

Admin fee / account holder

$571

$3,774-84.9%

$12,098-95.3%

$3,203-82.2%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK6 years

Service code 26 · EIN 04-2675571

Advisory (Participants)

$39,710

NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS1 year

Filed as: NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS, INC.

Service code 15 · EIN 01-0233346

735 W. ALLUVIAL AVE, STE 10 · FRESNO, CA 93711

Recordkeeping

$20,000

JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY6 years

Service code 15 · EIN 01-0233346

Recordkeeping

$850

VALLEY CHROME PLATING, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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VALLEY CHROME PLATING, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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