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Applequist Mfg., Inc.401(k)

APQ COMPANIES 401(K) PLAN · ASSARIA, KS · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.59%

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

Applequist Mfg., Inc. reported $16,924 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.59% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,155 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.

The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Kansas (713th of 828), and 12,125th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.77 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$3,284,276
Participants with balances143
Active participants179
Employer contributions$206,697
Employee contributions$365,931
Employer contribution per active participant$1,155
Average account balance$22,967
Benefits paid to participants$252,272
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$16,924
Total administrative$16,924
The Applequist Mfg., Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,155
Median for plans this size$1,313

Applequist Mfg., Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 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.

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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 · 20241
NATIONWIDE · Recordkeeping · Custodial (securities)$16,924

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

Administrative cost history1
2024$16,924 · 0.59%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 833079727 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.