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Bermo, Inc.401(k)

BERMO, INC. PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST · CIRCLE PINES, MN · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.32%

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

Bermo, Inc. reported $43,884 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.32% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $865 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 0.30% to 0.33%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Minnesota (1,093rd of 1,918), and 7,240th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2023, employees put in $5.06 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$14,499,691
Participants with balances150
Active participants109
Employer contributions$94,303
Employee contributions$476,957
Employer contribution per active participant$865
Average account balance$96,665
Benefits paid to participants$1,085,642
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorLB CARLSON LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$14.0M · 127 accts · $88K emplr
2023$14.5M · 150 accts · $94K emplr
2022$13.2M · 159 accts · $88K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$43,884
Total administrative$43,884
The Bermo, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$865
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$940 per active participant
2023$865 per active participant
2022$766 per active participant

Bermo, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$43,884
TAX SHELTERED COMPENSATION INC · Other servicesindirect comp
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$46,875 · 0.33%
2023$43,884 · 0.32%
2022$43,156 · 0.30%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 410691155 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.