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Astro Pak Corporation401(k)

ASTRO PAK CORPORATION 401K PLAN · COSTA MESA, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.13%

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

Astro Pak Corporation reported $30,438 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.13% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,419 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 has held roughly steady near 0.135%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 3,145th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 5,193rd of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.78 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 138 to 167 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$24,527,534
Participants with balances227
Active participants167
Employer contributions$738,020
Employee contributions$1,312,359
Employer contribution per active participant$4,419
Average account balance$108,051
Benefits paid to participants$1,380,154
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$24.5M · 227 accts · $738K emplr
2023$20.7M · 214 accts · $592K emplr
2022$16.1M · 194 accts · $536K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Investment management$30,438
Total administrative$30,438
The Astro Pak Corporation 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,419
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,419 per active participant
2023$3,869 per active participant
2022$3,881 per active participant

Astro Pak 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.

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 · 20243
CALIFORNIA PENSION ADMINISTRATORS · Contract administrator$47,684
J DEREK LEWIS & ASSOCIATES · Investment advisory (plan)$17,100
CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SERVI$2,025

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$30,438 · 0.13%
2023$2,525 · 0.01%
2022$22,648 · 0.13%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 952578303 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.