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Balsam Brands Inc.401(k)

BALSAM BRANDS INC. RETIREMENT TRUST · REDWOOD CITY, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.22%

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

Balsam Brands Inc. reported $42,545 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.22% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,923 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 0.19% to 0.22%. 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 the 3,401st-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 5,207th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $3.33 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$21,970,281
Participants with balances267
Active participants180
Employer contributions$706,195
Employee contributions$2,351,172
Employer contribution per active participant$3,923
Average account balance$82,286
Benefits paid to participants$1,613,327
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$22.0M · 267 accts · $706K emplr
2023$16.9M · 237 accts · $646K emplr
2022$11.8M · 221 accts · $639K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$33,947
Investment management$8,598
Total administrative$42,545
The Balsam Brands Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,923
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,923 per active participant
2023$3,843 per active participant
2022$3,589 per active participant

Balsam Brands Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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.

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$33,947
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$8,598

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$42,545 · 0.22%
2023$26,772 · 0.19%
2022$24,062 · 0.19%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 473255205 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.