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Arnold Companies, Inc.401(k)

ARNOLD COMPANIES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · KIMBALL, MN · plan year 2025

Reported admin expense ratio · 2025
0.44%

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

Arnold Companies, Inc. reported $133,303 in plan administrative expenses for 2025: 0.44% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,308 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 rose from 0.38% to 0.44%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,620 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is the 669th-largest of 1,918 plans among Minnesota employers on file, and the 151st of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing. In 2025, employees put in $1.45 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 248 to 273 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$31,704,716
Participants with balances347
Active participants273
Employer contributions$902,973
Employee contributions$1,307,612
Employer contribution per active participant$3,308
Average account balance$91,368
Benefits paid to participants$3,688,762
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
AuditorMILLER, WELLE HEISER & CO LTD
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$31.7M · 347 accts · $903K emplr
2024$28.7M · 330 accts · $879K emplr
2023$25.3M · 321 accts · $778K emplr
2022$22.1M · 315 accts · $722K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2025
Recordkeeping & contract admin$62,873
Investment management$70,430
Total administrative$133,303
The Arnold Companies, Inc. 401(k) match · 2025
Employer contribution per active participant$3,308
Median for plans this size$2,666
2025$3,308 per active participant
2024$3,357 per active participant
2023$3,100 per active participant
2022$2,911 per active participant

Arnold Companies, Inc.'s 2025 employer contribution ran above the $2,666 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 2025 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20252
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE CO · Recordkeeping · Investment management$2,150
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS CORP · Investment advisory (participants)indirect comp

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

Recordkeeper by year3
2025John Hancock
2024John Hancock
2023John Hancock

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Administrative cost history4
2025$133,303 · 0.44%
2024$126,820 · 0.47%
2023$103,505 · 0.44%
2022$93,708 · 0.38%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 410912089 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.