How big is C.N. Brown Company's plan?

C.N. Brown Company's plan reported $14.6M in assets and 623 participants for 2024.

Original filing (PDF)20250731121502NAL0003048563001

C.N. Brown Company

Name: C.N. Brown Company — C.N. Brown Co. 401(k) Plan, Form 5500 (2024)
Creator: C.N. Brown Company
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Form 5500

FILING_RECEIVED

C.N. Brown Co. 401(k) Plan

401(k) retirement plan · C.N. Brown Company's C.N. Brown Co. 401(k) Plan held $14.6M in plan assets for 623 participants in 2024, with Empower as recordkeeper.

Signals · 1

Corrective distributions issued

Active participants

623

Accounts w/ balance

612

Plan assets (EOY)

$14.6M

Net assets (EOY)

$14.6M

People on this filing

Wanda Simpson signed C.N. Brown Company's 2024 Form 5500 as plan administrator.

Wanda Simpson — Plan Administrator — Form 5500 signer

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Signer names are public record from the Form 5500 e-signature.

Plan identifiers

C.N. Brown Company's EIN is 01-0203275.

EIN 01-0203275

Plan number 002

Plan year 2024

ACK ID 20250731121502NAL0003048563001

Official Form 5500 document

Download the official 2024 Form 5500 (PDF) for C.N. Brown Company from the U.S. Department of Labor's EFAST2 system.

Download the official 2024 Form 5500 (PDF)

Plan features

C.N. Brown Company's plan includes profit-sharing, ERISA 404(c) participant direction, a 401(k) feature, automatic enrollment, a default investment (QDIA).

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How this plan invests

This plan

32 securities

funds · stocks · CUSIPs

Holdings are itemized directly on this plan's Schedule of Assets, below.

Plan health score

Average plan with room to improve

Directional indicator from public Form 5500 data — compliance & integrity, total plan cost, participant health and vendor stack, benchmarked against same-size peers. Not a fiduciary tool.

Compliance & integrity

Total plan cost

Plan health

Vendor & structure

100

Knocking points off

Corrective distributions issued (likely failed ADP/ACP testing).
Total administrative cost in the bottom quartile of peers (17th percentile).

Plan sponsor

Name

C.N. BROWN COMPANY

EIN

all filings

Address

1 C.N. BROWN WAY · SOUTH PARIS, ME · 04281

Phone

(207) 743-4200

Industry

Wholesale Trade

Plan administrator

Same as plan sponsor.

Plan characteristics

Plan number

002

Plan year

2024

Plan year begin

2024-01-01

Tax period

2024-12-31

Filed

2025-07-31

Pension benefit codes

2E · Profit-sharing

2F · ERISA section 404(c)

2G · Total participant-directed accounts

2J · 401(k) feature

2K · 401(m) arrangement

2S · Automatic enrollment

2T · Default investment account (QDIA)

3D · Pre-approved plan (master / prototype / VS)

Service providers (Schedule C)

3 rows

Recordkeeper

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp
EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY O	—	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	RECORDKEEPER	$48K	—
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC	—	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	INVESTMENT MGMT	$7K	—

Advisor / Consultant

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH

Investments

32 direct securities· $14.2M(98% of reported assets)

Mutual Funds

$10.1M

23 holdings

Other securities

$3.3M

8 holdings

Common Collective Trusts

$890K

1 holding

					% of plan
American Funds 2035 Target Date Retire R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$2.0M	13.5%
Guaranteed Interest Fund Fixed Income Contract	Other securities	—	—	$1.3M	9.2%
MFS Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$1.1M	7.8%
American Funds 2030 Target Date Retire R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$956K	6.6%
iShares S&P 500 Index K Mutual Fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$890K	6.1%
Janus Henderson Enterprise N Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$793K	5.4%
American Funds 2040 Target Date Retire R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$749K	5.1%
American Funds 2060 Target Date Retire R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$613K	4.2%
American Funds 2020 Target Date Retire R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$595K	4.1%
JHancock Disciplined Value Mid Cap R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$434K	3.0%
American Funds 2045 Target Date Retire R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$424K	2.9%
MFS Moderate Allocation R4 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$398K	2.7%
American Funds 2055 Target Date Retire R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$396K	2.7%
MFS Value R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$390K	2.7%
American Funds 2025 Target Date Retire R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$325K	2.2%
American Funds 2050 Target Date Retire R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$309K	2.1%
JP Morgan Core Bond R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$301K	2.1%
Macquarie Diversified Income R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$278K	1.9%
AB Relative Value Z Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$268K	1.8%
iShares MSCI EAFE International Index K Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$254K	1.7%
Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$220K	1.5%
American Funds New World R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$195K	1.3%
Vanguard Explorer Adm Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$165K	1.1%
American Funds Europacific Growth R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$164K	1.1%
iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index K Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$160K	1.1%
Pimco Income Institutional Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$140K	1.0%
American Funds 2065 Target Date Retire R6 Mutual Fund 380 American Funds AMCAP R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$132K	0.9%
American Funds 2015 Target Date Retire R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$91K	0.6%
MFS Research International R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$60K	0.4%
MFS Conservative Allocation R4 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$51K	0.3%
American Funds 2010 Target Date Retire R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$29K	0.2%
MFS Growth Allocation R4 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$7K	<0.1%