A. M. Castle & Co.401(k)
A. M. CASTLE & CO. 401(K) SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN · OAK BROOK, IL · plan year 2024
Peer grade: C+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works
A. M. Castle & Co. reported $137,903 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.16% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,591 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 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.18% to 0.16%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is the 565th-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 404th of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2024, employees put in $2.68 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 491 to 414 since 2022.
A. M. Castle & Co.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 median for plans its size. 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.
Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.
Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 360879160 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.