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Bix Produce Co.401(k)

BIX PRODUCE COMPANY, LLC 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN · LITTLE CANADA, MN · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.30%

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

Bix Produce Co. reported $45,548 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.30% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,125 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 0.06% to 0.19%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Minnesota (995th of 1,918), and 2,161st of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2023, employees put in $2.26 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 370 to 429 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$17,005,734
Participants with balances237
Active participants429
Employer contributions$482,627
Employee contributions$1,088,712
Employer contribution per active participant$1,125
Average account balance$71,754
Benefits paid to participants$826,125
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$179K · 5 accts · $132K emplr
2023$17.0M · 237 accts · $483K emplr
2022$13.8M · 240 accts · $469K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$45,548
Total administrative$45,548
The Bix Produce Co. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,125
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$296 per active participant
2023$1,125 per active participant
2022$1,269 per active participant

Bix Produce Co.'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.

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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 · 20231
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$45,642

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$15,998 · 0.19%
2023$45,548 · 0.30%
2022$8,757 · 0.06%
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Rihm Motor Company MN$16.8M · 0.49%
Central McGowan, Inc. MN$16.5M · 0.38%
Quali Tech, LLC MN$15.8M · 0.37%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 201800034 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.