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Bellingham Marine Industries Inc401(k)

BELLINGHAM MARINE INDUSTRIES 401(K) PLAN · FERNDALE, WA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.40%

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

Bellingham Marine Industries Inc reported $73,204 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.40% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,666 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 0.43% to 0.40%. 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 727th-largest of 1,714 plans among Washington employers on file, and the 6,186th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.66 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 176 to 243 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$18,705,822
Participants with balances374
Active participants243
Employer contributions$647,875
Employee contributions$1,078,599
Employer contribution per active participant$2,666
Average account balance$50,016
Benefits paid to participants$3,454,229
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$18.7M · 374 accts · $648K emplr
2023$17.8M · 328 accts · $586K emplr
2022$15.6M · 305 accts · $481K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$48,665
Investment management$24,539
Total administrative$73,204
The Bellingham Marine Industries Inc 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,666
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,666 per active participant
2023$2,860 per active participant
2022$2,733 per active participant

Bellingham Marine Industries 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$48,665
USI ADVISORS INC · Investment advisory (plan)$23,349

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$73,204 · 0.40%
2023$66,917 · 0.40%
2022$74,920 · 0.43%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 910141770 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.