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VORTEX COMPANIES, LLC
Form 5500
FILING_RECEIVED
VORTEX COMPANIES, LLC 401(K) PLAN
401(k) retirement plan
Signals · 1
No recordkeeper disclosed
Active participants
825
Accounts w/ balance
385
Plan assets (EOY)
$15.5M
Net assets (EOY)
$15.5M
How this plan invests
This plan
1 pooled trust
Schedule D
38 securities
funds · stocks · CUSIPs
Holdings are itemized directly on this plan's Schedule of Assets, below.
Plan health score (directional)
93
/ 100
Grade A
Top-tier plan health
Directional indicator computed from public Form 5500 data — compliance, concentration, cost, vendor stack and participation. Not a fiduciary tool.
Compliance & disclosures
100
Concentration risk
100
Total plan cost
100
Vendor stack
80
Participation health
65
Knocking points off
- No recordkeeper disclosed on Schedule C.
- Only 47% as many balances as active participants — suggests many active employees aren't deferring.
Helping the score
- Below-peer total fees (7 bps vs 29 bps peer median).
Decision-maker contacts
CFO / Head of HR / Benefits Manager — verified email + LinkedIn for VORTEX COMPANIES, LLC.
Plan sponsor
Name
VORTEX COMPANIES, LLC
EIN
36-4879397
Address
18150 IMPERIAL VALLEY DR · HOUSTON, TX · 77060
Phone
(713) 750-9081
Industry
Constructionsee all
Plan administrator
Same as plan sponsor.
Plan characteristics
Plan number
001
Plan year
2024
Plan year begin
2024-01-01
Tax period
2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-09
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
2S · Automatic enrollment
2T · Default investment account (QDIA)
3D · Pre-approved plan (master / prototype / VS)
3H · Sponsor in controlled / affiliated group
Audit & trust (Schedule H)
Auditor
CROWE, LLP
Trustee / custodian
—
Trustee phone
—
Service providers (Schedule C)
1 rowsOther
1| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE CO | 35-0145825 | — | NONE | $11K | — |
Investments
38 direct securities · 1 pooled fund· $30.6M(100% of reported assets)
Rows tagged as a trust or pooled fund hold many underlying securities. Their holdings are itemized on each fund’s own Form 5500.
Uncategorized
$15.5M
38 holdings
Pooled Separate Account
$15.1M
1 holding
| PI | Investment | Type | Shares / units | Cost | Current value | % of plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEPARATE ACCOUNT II AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE CO · EIN 35-0145825 / PN 000 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $15.1M | 97.2% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2050 I Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $2.6M | 16.7% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2045 I Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $2.3M | 14.5% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index Inc I Pooled separate account ** 653 * Vanguard 500 Index Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $1.7M | 10.8% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2040 I Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $1.6M | 10.5% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2055 I Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $1.1M | 6.9% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2060 I Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $788K | 5.1% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2035 I Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $674K | 4.3% | |
| JP Morgan Large Cap Growth R6 Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $511K | 3.3% | |
| TIAA-CREF Large Cap Growth Index Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $505K | 3.2% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2025 I Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $475K | 3.1% | |
| Vanguard Intermediate Term Bond Index Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $317K | 2.0% | |
| Vanguard Developing Markets Index Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $268K | 1.7% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2065 I Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $259K | 1.7% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2030 I Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $240K | 1.5% | |
| AUL Stable Value Account Group Annuity Contract | — | — | — | $238K | 1.5% | |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $198K | 1.3% | |
| Vanguard Small Cap Index Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $163K | 1.0% | |
| 4.25% - 9.00% | — | — | — | $160K | 1.0% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2020 I Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $156K | 1.0% | |
| DFA Real Estate Securities Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $155K | 1.0% | |
| DFA US Large Company I Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $153K | 1.0% | |
| PGIM High-Yield Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $131K | 0.8% | |
| Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $121K | 0.8% | |
| PGIM Total Return Bond R6 Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $118K | 0.8% | |
| Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $99K | 0.6% | |
| Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $84K | 0.5% | |
| Vanguard Selected Value Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $75K | 0.5% | |
| TIAA-CREF Large Cap Value Index Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $50K | 0.3% | |
| Vanguard International GR Adm Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $50K | 0.3% | |
| PGIM Jennison Mid-Cap Growth R6 Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $49K | 0.3% | |
| Vanguard International Trs Index Adm Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $46K | 0.3% | |
| DFA Global Equity Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $45K | 0.3% | |
| PIMCO Income Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $44K | 0.3% | |
| Party in Identity of Issue, Borrower, Description of (d) Current Interest Lessor, or Similar Party Investment Cost Value * American Funds American Balanced Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $38K | 0.2% | |
| Vanguard Equity Income Adm Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $34K | 0.2% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2015 I Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $9K | <0.1% | |
| TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Index 2010 I Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $9K | <0.1% | |
| DFA Commodity Strategy I Pooled separate account | — | — | — | $8K | <0.1% |