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Board of Trustees West Mi Plumbers Local Union No 174 401(K) Plan401(k)

WEST MICHIGAN PLUMBERS FITTERS & SERVICE TRADES LOCAL UNION NO 174 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN · TROY, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.41%

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

Board of Trustees West Mi Plumbers Local Union No 174 401(K) Plan reported $212,187 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.41% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,086 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 0.47% to 0.41%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is the 486th-largest of 2,619 plans among Michigan employers on file, and the 992nd of 5,337 in construction. In 2024, the employer put in $3.03 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$53,971,170
Participants with balances979
Active participants687
Employer contributions$2,120,164
Employee contributions$700,880
Employer contribution per active participant$3,086
Average account balance$55,129
Benefits paid to participants$4,049,954
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBULTYNCK & CO., P.L.L.C.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$54.0M · 979 accts · $2.1M emplr
2023$48.9M · 966 accts · $2.1M emplr
2022$42.5M · 941 accts · $2.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$42,840
Investment management$93,644
Audit (IQPA)$14,950
Trustee / custodial$543
Total administrative$212,187
The Board of Trustees West Mi Plumbers Local Union No 174 401(K) Plan 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,086
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$3,086 per active participant
2023$3,141 per active participant
2022$2,967 per active participant

Board of Trustees West Mi Plumbers Local Union No 174 401(K) Plan's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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 · 20246
SOLXSYS ADMINISTRATIVE SOLUTIONS · Contract administrator$43,036
NOVARA LAW GROUP PLLC · Legal$39,997
MARQUETTE ASSOCIATES · Consulting$16,105
MACQUEEN & ASSOCIATES LLC · Insurance broker · Insurance services$13,793
BULTYNCK & CO., P.L.L.C. · Accounting / audit$11,500
MILLIMAN, INC. · Consulting$5,000

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$212,187 · 0.41%
2023$216,277 · 0.47%
2022$187,929 · 0.47%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 381796240 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.