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A123 Systems LLC401(k)

A123 SYSTEMS LLC 401(K) PLAN · NOVI, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.28%

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

A123 Systems LLC reported $69,386 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.28% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,461 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 0.31% to 0.28%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 875th-largest of 2,619 plans among Michigan employers on file, and the 5,073rd of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $2.27 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$25,328,137
Participants with balances309
Active participants105
Employer contributions$468,388
Employee contributions$1,063,977
Employer contribution per active participant$4,461
Average account balance$81,968
Benefits paid to participants$3,678,761
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorJANZ & KNIGHT, PLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$25.3M · 309 accts · $468K emplr
2023$24.4M · 339 accts · $474K emplr
2022$23.2M · 368 accts · $449K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$69,386
Total administrative$69,386
The A123 Systems LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,461
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,461 per active participant
2023$4,091 per active participant
2022$3,870 per active participant

A123 Systems LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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 · 20242
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$69,386
THE WATERFORD GROUP, 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 history3
2024$69,386 · 0.28%
2023$67,477 · 0.28%
2022$83,681 · 0.31%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 352464405 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.