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American Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc.401(k)

AMERICAN ELECTRONIC WARFARE ASSOCIATES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · CALIFORNIA, MD · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.35%

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

American Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc. reported $156,715 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.35% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,431 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 has held roughly steady near 0.35%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 349th-largest of 1,671 plans among Maryland employers on file, and the 2,923rd of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $2.80 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$46,497,158
Participants with balances529
Active participants364
Employer contributions$1,249,047
Employee contributions$3,492,937
Employer contribution per active participant$3,431
Average account balance$87,896
Benefits paid to participants$6,172,717
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorASKEY, ASKEY & ASSOCIATES, CPA, LLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$46.5M · 529 accts · $1.2M emplr
2023$41.8M · 526 accts · $1.1M emplr
2022$33.7M · 503 accts · $1.1M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$156,715
Total administrative$156,715
The American Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,431
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,431 per active participant
2023$3,007 per active participant
2022$2,920 per active participant

American Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$156,715
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES INC · Other servicesindirect comp
MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L · Investment advisory (participants)indirect comp
WILSHIRE ADVISORS 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$156,715 · 0.35%
2023$133,057 · 0.35%
2022$124,062 · 0.34%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 521558857 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.