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Ares Holdings LLC401(k)

CMS/NEXTECH 401(K) PLAN · MELBOURNE, FL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.26%

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

Ares Holdings LLC reported $104,496 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.26% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $833 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 fell from 0.29% to 0.26%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other management of companies employers. By assets it is the 496th-largest of 3,644 plans among Florida employers on file, and the 265th of 786 in management of companies. In 2024, employees put in $3.41 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,042 to 2,801 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$56,453,497
Participants with balances2,279
Active participants2,801
Employer contributions$2,333,352
Employee contributions$7,964,988
Employer contribution per active participant$833
Average account balance$24,771
Benefits paid to participants$8,723,625
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBERMAN HOPKINS WRIGHT LAHAM
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$56.5M · 2,279 accts · $2.3M emplr
2023$22.6M · 1,363 accts · $1.7M emplr
2022$11.6M · 825 accts · $818K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$89,686
Investment management$14,810
Total administrative$104,496
The Ares Holdings LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$833
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$833 per active participant
2023$1,181 per active participant
2022$785 per active participant

Ares Holdings LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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 · 20242
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$89,686
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$14,810

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$104,496 · 0.26%
2023$40,767 · 0.24%
2022$37,045 · 0.29%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 651162436 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.