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Apothecary by Design Aquisition Co., LLC401(k)

APOTHECARY BY DESIGN 401(K) PLAN · WALTHAM, MA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.13%

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

Apothecary by Design Aquisition Co., LLC reported $10,036 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.13% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,650 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 0.21% to 0.13%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Massachusetts (1,951st of 2,726), and 2,778th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2023, employees put in $2.17 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 150 to 170 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$9,306,978
Participants with balances214
Active participants170
Employer contributions$450,473
Employee contributions$976,253
Employer contribution per active participant$2,650
Average account balance$43,491
Benefits paid to participants$399,712
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorJESSON, OSLIN & ASSOCIATES, LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$0 · $312K emplr
2023$9.3M · 214 accts · $450K emplr
2022$6.7M · 187 accts · $420K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Investment management$17,881
Total administrative$10,036
The Apothecary by Design Aquisition Co., LLC 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,650
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$2,650 per active participant
2022$2,803 per active participant

Apothecary by Design Aquisition Co., LLC's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
MMA SECURITIES · Investment advisory (plan)$14,982
FIDELITY WORKPLACE SERVICES LLC · Plan administrator · Trustee (discretionary)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
2024Not separately reported
2023$10,036 · 0.13%
2022$14,339 · 0.21%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 473883928 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.