Original filing (PDF)20240118114234NAL0006807858001

ELI RESEARCH, LLC

Name: ELI RESEARCH, LLC — ELI RESEARCH, LLC PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST, Form 5500 (2022)
Creator: ELI RESEARCH, LLC

Form 5500

FILING_RECEIVED

ELI RESEARCH, LLC PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST

401(k) retirement plan

Signals · 3

Late filing · 2.1 mo~96 bps in Sched C feesNo recordkeeper disclosed

Active participants

1,217

Accounts w/ balance

796

Plan assets (EOY)

$30.5M

Net assets (EOY)

$30.5M

How this plan invests

This plan

2 collective trusts

Schedule D

Individual securities

on each trust's filing

This plan doesn't hold securities directly — it invests through trusts. Click a trust below to drill into its securities.

Plan health score

/ 100

Grade B

Above-average plan

Directional indicator computed from public Form 5500 data — compliance, concentration, cost, vendor stack and participation. Not a fiduciary tool.

Compliance & disclosures

Concentration risk

Total plan cost

Vendor stack

Participation health

Knocking points off

Filed 2.1 months past the 10.5-month grace window.
96 bps in Schedule C fees — 230% above peer band of 29 bps.
No recordkeeper disclosed on Schedule C.
65% balance-to-active ratio — below typical for a healthy 401(k).

Helping the score

Concentration not scored — Schedule of Assets PDF not yet parsed for this plan.

Decision-maker contacts

CFO / Head of HR / Benefits Manager — verified email + LinkedIn for ELI RESEARCH, LLC.

Plan sponsor

Name

ELI RESEARCH, LLC

EIN

26-1356923

Address

2222 SEDWICK RD · DURHAM, NC · 27713

Phone

(239) 280-2301

Industry

Information / Tech / Mediasee all

Plan administrator

Same as plan sponsor.

Plan characteristics

Plan number

001

Plan year

2022

Plan year begin

2022-01-01

Tax period

2022-12-31

Filed

2024-01-18

Pension benefit codes

2A · Age/service weighted or new comparability

2E · Profit-sharing

2F · ERISA section 404(c)

2G · Total participant-directed accounts

2J · 401(k) feature

2K · 401(m) arrangement

2T · Default investment account (QDIA)

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

3H · Sponsor in controlled / affiliated group

Audit & trust (Schedule H)

Auditor

WILLIAMS OVERMAN PIERCE LLP

Trustee / custodian

—

Trustee phone

—

Service providers (Schedule C)

3 rows

Advisor / Consultant

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH	13-5674085	—	CONSULTANT	$108K	—

TPA / Administrator

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY	42-0127290	—	CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR	$148K	—
ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.	33-0785439	—	CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR	$35K	—

Investments

2 pooled funds· $0(0% of reported assets)

Rows tagged as a trust or pooled fund hold many underlying securities. Click one to drill into its own Schedule of Assets — where the individual funds, shares, and CUSIPs live.

Pooled Separate Account

1 holding

Common Collective Trust

1 holding

Investment	Type	Current value	% of plan
PRIN REAL ESTATE SECS SA-Z PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · EIN 42-0127290 / PN 095	Pooled Separate Account	$0	<0.1%
FEDERATED HER CAP PRES IP FUND FEDERATED INVESTORS TRUST COMPANY · EIN 22-2712853 / PN 001	Common Collective Trust	$0	<0.1%