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A & B Packing Equipment, Inc.401(k)

A & B PACKING 401(K) PLAN · LAWRENCE, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.39%

Peer grade: A- · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

A & B Packing Equipment, Inc. reported $11,023 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.39% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,417 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.49% to 0.39%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Michigan (2,229th of 2,619), and 12,188th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.71 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$3,156,113
Participants with balances104
Active participants83
Employer contributions$200,582
Employee contributions$343,270
Employer contribution per active participant$2,417
Average account balance$30,347
Benefits paid to participants$280,539
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorFOX & COMPANY
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$3.2M · 104 accts · $201K emplr
2023$2.6M · 107 accts · $179K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$11,023
Total administrative$11,023
The A & B Packing Equipment, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,417
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$2,417 per active participant
2023$2,080 per active participant

A & B Packing Equipment, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20243
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$11,023
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES INC · Other servicesindirect comp
WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history2
2024$11,023 · 0.39%
2023$11,077 · 0.49%
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Aci Plastics, Inc. MI$3.4M · 0.56%
Majestic Industries, LLC MI$3.1M · 0.90%
Cherry Republic, Inc. MI$3.1M · 0.38%
Apex Marine, Inc. MI$3.1M · 0.20%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 383662907 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.