Retirement plan

WESTERN GROWERS EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

Name: WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION - WESTERN GROWERS EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, WESTERN GROWERS EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN, WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION

WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATIONEIN 95-1362030Plan #335PY 2016

15525 SAND CANYON - IRVINE, CA 926183114949-863-1000

Prospect flagsLow returnsHigh feesHigh cashCorrective distributions

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Total assets (EOY)

$42.9M

+7.7% from 2015

Total participants

512

+15.8% from 2015

Average account balance

$90,847

-10.5% from 2015

Annual return

4.73%

+5.83 pp from 2015

Benchmarks

See 233 peers

Peer group

Industry11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants250-999

Cohort233 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

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Average account balance

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

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Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

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Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

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Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

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Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

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Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

-100.00%

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1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

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

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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 6 by compensation

Provider	Service type	Compensation
WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION2+ years Service code 13 · EIN 95-3628301	Contract Administrator	$63,224
WESTERN GROWERS FINANCIAL SERVICES2+ years Service code 27 · EIN 91-2038676	Advisory (Plan)	$57,244
AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE CO2+ years Filed as: ONEAMERICA RETIREMENT SERVICES, LLC Service code 15 · EIN 46-5378846	Recordkeeping	$42,774
RAUB BROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT2+ years Service code 27 · EIN 27-2620760	Advisory (Plan)	$24,415
WRIGHT FORD YOUNG & CO2+ years Filed as: WRIGHT FORD YOUNG & COMPANY Service code 10 · EIN 95-3288054	Accounting	$15,274
MATRIX TRUST COMPANY2+ years Filed as: MG TRUST CO., DBA MATRIX TRUST CO. Service code 18 · EIN 75-3182674	Custodial (other than securities); So...	$0

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D3H

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.
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.
3H
Controlled group member
Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

4 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.
OpportunityHigh cash
More than 10% of assets are held in cash - possible menu-design or default-fund problem.
ComplianceCorrective distributions
Plan reported corrective distributions (failed ADP/ACP testing).

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$203K

$477 / participant

Investment mgmt$82K40.2%
Contract admin$63K31.2%
Other / not subdivided$58K28.6%

% of EOY assets

0.473%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

2 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm: WRIGHT FORD YOUNG & COMPANY
Auditor EIN: 953288054
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: Unqualified

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$90,847

$46,761+94.3%

$106,619-14.8%

$57,658+57.6%

Participation rate

90.6%

56.9%+33.7pp

78.0%+12.6pp

70.2%+20.4pp

Annual return

4.73%

15.77%-11.0pp

9.42%-4.7pp

5.13%-0.4pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$5,059

$1,274+297.1%

$3,947+28.2%

$1,974+156.3%

Participant deferral / active EE

$3,484

$1,954+78.3%

$3,930-11.3%

$3,061+13.8%

Admin fee / account holder

$430

$97+344.3%

$6,418-93.3%

$95+354.8%

Provider

Service type

Compensation

WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION2+ years

Service code 13 · EIN 95-3628301

Contract Administrator

$63,224

WESTERN GROWERS FINANCIAL SERVICES2+ years

Service code 27 · EIN 91-2038676

Advisory (Plan)

$57,244

AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE CO2+ years

Filed as: ONEAMERICA RETIREMENT SERVICES, LLC

Service code 15 · EIN 46-5378846

Recordkeeping

$42,774

RAUB BROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT2+ years

Service code 27 · EIN 27-2620760

Advisory (Plan)

$24,415

WRIGHT FORD YOUNG & CO2+ years

Filed as: WRIGHT FORD YOUNG & COMPANY

Service code 10 · EIN 95-3288054

Accounting

$15,274

MATRIX TRUST COMPANY2+ years

Filed as: MG TRUST CO., DBA MATRIX TRUST CO.

Service code 18 · EIN 75-3182674

Custodial (other than securities); So...

WESTERN GROWERS EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

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WESTERN GROWERS EMPLOYEE SAVINGS 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