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Barcodes, LLC401(k)

BARCODES, LLC 401(K) PLAN · CHICAGO, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.46%

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

Barcodes, LLC reported $183,456 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.46% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,035 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 0.46%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 1,049th-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 753rd of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $3.28 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$41,923,681
Participants with balances660
Active participants514
Employer contributions$1,046,111
Employee contributions$3,430,277
Employer contribution per active participant$2,035
Average account balance$63,521
Benefits paid to participants$6,600,855
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorGRANT THORNTON LLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$41.9M · 660 accts · $1.0M emplr
2023$37.2M · 634 accts · $994K emplr
2022$28.7M · 599 accts · $986K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$71,254
Investment management$112,202
Total administrative$183,456
The Barcodes, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,035
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,035 per active participant
2023$2,038 per active participant
2022$1,926 per active participant

Barcodes, LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran below 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
USI ADVISORS · Investment advisory (plan)$112,202
USI CONSULTING GROUP$71,254

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$183,456 · 0.46%
2023$158,125 · 0.48%
2022$140,160 · 0.49%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 203290210 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.