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Applied Systems, Inc.401(k)

APPLIED SYSTEMS, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN · UNIVERSITY PARK, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.14%

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

Applied Systems, Inc. reported $291,343 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.14% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,003 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 rose from 0.13% to 0.14%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 301st-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 716th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $4.65 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$225,789,273
Participants with balances2,030
Active participants1,704
Employer contributions$3,412,760
Employee contributions$15,857,916
Employer contribution per active participant$2,003
Average account balance$111,226
Benefits paid to participants$17,431,265
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$225.8M · 2,030 accts · $3.4M emplr
2023$193.5M · 1,939 accts · $2.8M emplr
2022$161.5M · 1,904 accts · $2.3M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$210,202
Investment management$65,141
Audit (IQPA)$16,000
Total administrative$291,343
The Applied Systems, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,003
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$2,003 per active participant
2023$1,755 per active participant
2022$1,397 per active participant

Applied Systems, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20245
EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$210,202
GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$40,000
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$25,141
SIKICH LLP · Accounting / audit$8,000
SIKICH CPA LLC · Accounting / audit$8,000

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$291,343 · 0.14%
2023$235,633 · 0.13%
2022$212,172 · 0.13%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 205511045 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.