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Barnes Drug Stores of Valdosta, Inc.401(k)

BARNES HEALTH CARE SERVICES 401K PLAN · VALDOSTA, GA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
1.13%

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

Barnes Drug Stores of Valdosta, Inc. reported $61,376 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 1.13% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $208 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 fell from 0.86% to 0.81%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Georgia (1,565th of 2,160), and 3,569th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2023, employees put in $9.01 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,696,394
Participants with balances269
Active participants215
Employer contributions$44,742
Employee contributions$403,261
Employer contribution per active participant$208
Average account balance$21,176
Benefits paid to participants$769,507
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCLEMENTS, PURVIS & STEWART, PC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$5.3M · 244 accts · $34K emplr
2023$5.7M · 269 accts · $45K emplr
2022$5.2M · 275 accts
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Investment management$61,376
Total administrative$61,376
The Barnes Drug Stores of Valdosta, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$208
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$181 per active participant
2023$208 per active participant

Barnes Drug Stores of Valdosta, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20234
APRIO BENEFIT ADVISORS, LLC · Contract administrator$16,291
CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SRVCS$15,822
CLEMENTS, PURVIS & STEWART, PC · Accounting / audit$14,500
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$5,125

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$44,291 · 0.81%
2023$61,376 · 1.13%
2022$53,658 · 0.86%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 580954259 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.