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American Cruise Lines, Inc.401(k)

AMERICAN CRUISE LINES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · GUILFORD, CT · plan year 2025

Reported admin expense ratio · 2025
0.59%

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

American Cruise Lines, Inc. reported $105,863 in plan administrative expenses for 2025: 0.59% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,106 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.35% to 0.59%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,620 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is the 540th-largest of 1,106 plans among Connecticut employers on file, and the 416th of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2025, employees put in $1.52 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 754 to 1,558 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$20,999,627
Participants with balances680
Active participants1,558
Employer contributions$1,723,200
Employee contributions$2,612,887
Employer contribution per active participant$1,106
Average account balance$30,882
Benefits paid to participants$1,107,038
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$21.0M · 680 accts · $1.7M emplr
2024$14.8M · 475 accts · $1.2M emplr
2023$11.5M · 285 accts · $797K emplr
2022$8.4M · 256 accts · $522K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2025
Recordkeeping & contract admin$105,863
Total administrative$105,863
The American Cruise Lines, Inc. 401(k) match · 2025
Employer contribution per active participant$1,106
Median for plans this size$2,666
2025$1,106 per active participant
2024$860 per active participant
2023$808 per active participant
2022$692 per active participant

American Cruise Lines, Inc.'s 2025 employer contribution ran below the $2,666 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 2025 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20255
UNITED PENSION DESIGNS LLC · Contract administrator$31,326
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$30,768
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$7,673
ENVESTNET RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC$226

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

Administrative cost history4
2025$105,863 · 0.59%
2024$64,892 · 0.49%
2023$35,785 · 0.36%
2022$30,488 · 0.35%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 061324808 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.