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American Achievement Corporation401(k)

AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT CORPORATION 401(K) PLAN · AUSTIN, TX · plan year 2022

Reported admin expense ratio · 2022
0.17%

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

American Achievement Corporation reported $77,827 in plan administrative expenses for 2022: 0.17% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $670 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 0.17% to 0.15%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,806 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 1,260th-largest of 5,688 plans among Texas employers on file, and the 3,737th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2022, employees put in $4.70 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$39,240,611
Participants with balances624
Active participants485
Employer contributions$325,000
Employee contributions$1,527,778
Employer contribution per active participant$670
Average account balance$62,886
Benefits paid to participants$6,746,740
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBDO USA PC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$33.8M · 476 accts · $50K emplr
2023$35.7M · 523 accts · $325K emplr
2022$39.2M · 624 accts · $325K emplr
The American Achievement Corporation 401(k) match · 2022
Employer contribution per active participant$670
Median for plans this size$2,266
2024$202 per active participant
2023$1,240 per active participant
2022$670 per active participant

American Achievement Corporation's 2022 employer contribution ran below the $2,266 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 2022 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Administrative cost history3
2024Not separately reported
2023$55,483 · 0.15%
2022$77,827 · 0.17%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 134126506 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.