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Benchmark, Inc.401(k)

BENCHMARK, INC. SAVINGS PLAN · CEDAR RAPIDS, IA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.08%

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

Benchmark, Inc. reported $14,848 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.08% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,452 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 0.01% to 0.30%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 377th-largest of 878 plans among Iowa employers on file, and the 5,300th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2023, employees put in $3.63 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$21,434,664
Participants with balances141
Active participants118
Employer contributions$289,280
Employee contributions$1,048,821
Employer contribution per active participant$2,452
Average account balance$152,019
Benefits paid to participants$711,515
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorDAHM, KNAPP & ASSOCIATES, PC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$18.6M · 140 accts · $308K emplr
2023$21.4M · 141 accts · $289K emplr
2022$17.8M · 130 accts · $287K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$14,848
Total administrative$14,848
The Benchmark, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,452
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$2,698 per active participant
2023$2,452 per active participant
2022$2,537 per active participant

Benchmark, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above the $2,440 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20233
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$14,847
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES INC · Other servicesindirect comp
WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

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$60,121 · 0.30%
2023$14,848 · 0.08%
2022$2,379 · 0.01%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 421202463 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.