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Asphalt Surface Technologies Corporation401(k)

ASTECH CORP. EMPLOYEES SAVINGS TRUST · ST JOSEPH, MN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.52%

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

Asphalt Surface Technologies Corporation reported $74,192 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.52% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $14,823 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 0.49% to 0.52%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Minnesota (1,068th of 1,918), and 6,540th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $3.90 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 39 to 32 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$15,140,019
Participants with balances302
Active participants32
Employer contributions$474,337
Employee contributions$1,848,432
Employer contribution per active participant$14,823
Average account balance$50,133
Benefits paid to participants$2,240,507
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$15.1M · 302 accts · $474K emplr
2023$13.4M · 315 accts · $443K emplr
2022$11.4M · 328 accts · $445K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$74,192
Total administrative$74,192
The Asphalt Surface Technologies Corporation 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$14,823
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$14,823 per active participant
2023$8,208 per active participant
2022$11,413 per active participant

Asphalt Surface Technologies Corporation's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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.

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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 · 20243
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$74,192
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES INC · Other servicesindirect comp
WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)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
2024$74,192 · 0.52%
2023$64,682 · 0.52%
2022$65,485 · 0.49%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 411581447 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.