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American Bureau of Shipping401(k)

ABS 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN · SPRING, TX · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.05%

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

American Bureau of Shipping reported $148,743 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.05% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,480 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 0.049% to 0.046%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 266th-largest of 5,688 plans among Texas employers on file, and the 494th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $4.76 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,328 to 1,539 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$344,910,214
Participants with balances1,945
Active participants1,539
Employer contributions$3,817,456
Employee contributions$18,174,514
Employer contribution per active participant$2,480
Average account balance$177,332
Benefits paid to participants$32,150,099
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$344.9M · 1,945 accts · $3.8M emplr
2023$301.1M · 1,798 accts · $2.8M emplr
2022$252.8M · 1,736 accts · $1.7M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Investment management$79,206
Total administrative$148,743
The American Bureau of Shipping 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,480
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$2,480 per active participant
2023$2,004 per active participant
2022$1,261 per active participant

American Bureau of Shipping's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $4,294 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.

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 · 20244
QUALIFIED PLAN ADVISORS · Consulting$106,250
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$79,206
MCCONNELL & JONES LLP · Consulting$33,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processingindirect 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$148,743 · 0.05%
2023$96,624 · 0.03%
2022$139,883 · 0.05%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 134921556 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.