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Beams, LLC401(k)

BEAMS, LLC 401(K) PLAN · CEDAR RAPIDS, IA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.44%

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

Beams, LLC reported $108,100 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.44% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,527 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 0.445%. 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 326th-largest of 878 plans among Iowa employers on file, and the 4,413th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $1.84 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 399 to 757 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$27,658,454
Participants with balances450
Active participants757
Employer contributions$1,156,065
Employee contributions$2,122,305
Employer contribution per active participant$1,527
Average account balance$61,463
Benefits paid to participants$1,807,774
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorHONKAMP, P.C.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$27.7M · 450 accts · $1.2M emplr
2023$21.0M · 404 accts · $854K emplr
2022$17.2M · 348 accts · $770K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$14,793
Investment management$93,307
Total administrative$108,100
The Beams, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,527
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,527 per active participant
2023$1,773 per active participant
2022$1,929 per active participant

Beams, 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 · 20244
GREAT VALLEY ADVISOR GROUP INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$49,104
TAX SHELTERED COMPENSATION INC. · Contract administrator$20,650
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$5,302

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$108,100 · 0.44%
2023$89,033 · 0.47%
2022$79,904 · 0.44%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 844172492 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.