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Big Top Manufacturing, Inc.401(k)

BIG TOP MANUFACTURING INC. 401(K) PENSION PLAN · PERRY, FL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.75%

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

Big Top Manufacturing, Inc. reported $53,526 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.75% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,958 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 0.67% to 0.75%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Florida (2,113th of 3,644), and 9,994th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $2.53 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 96 to 115 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$7,322,494
Participants with balances155
Active participants115
Employer contributions$225,194
Employee contributions$570,726
Employer contribution per active participant$1,958
Average account balance$47,242
Benefits paid to participants$1,380,431
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorH&CO
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$0
2024$7.3M · 155 accts · $225K emplr
2023$6.9M · 127 accts · $193K emplr
2022$5.7M · 144 accts · $189K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$27,678
Investment management$17,250
Total administrative$53,526
The Big Top Manufacturing, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,958
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,958 per active participant
2023$2,030 per active participant
2022$1,970 per active participant

Big Top Manufacturing, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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 · 20243
JOHN HANCOCK INSURANCE COMPANY · Recordkeeping$1,650
MMA SECURITIES LLC · Investment advisory (participants)$1,587,979
WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES, INC · Investment advisory (participants)$1,371

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024John Hancock
2023John Hancock

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Administrative cost history4
2025Not separately reported
2024$53,526 · 0.75%
2023$49,578 · 0.79%
2022$41,077 · 0.67%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 300818911 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.