Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Books Inc.401(k)

BOOKS INC. 401(K) PLAN · SAN LEANDRO, CA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.29%

Books Inc. reported $11,680 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.29% of average plan assets, below the peer median. 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.26% to 0.29%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in California (7,248th of 9,483), and 3,951st of 5,215 in retail trade.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,350,921
Participants with balances126
Active participants126
Employer contributions—
Employee contributions$234,855
Employer contribution per active participant—
Average account balance$34,531
Benefits paid to participants$284,403
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBPM LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$0
2023$4.4M · 126 accts
2022$3.8M · 113 accts
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$1,621
Investment management$10,059
Total administrative$11,680
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
CAMBRIDGE INVEST. RESEARCH ADVISORS · Recordkeeping · Trustee$10,059
ADP, INC. · Loan processing · Recordkeeping$1,621
ADP BROKER-DEALERindirect comp

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024CAMBRIDGE INVEST. RESEARCH ADVISORS
2023ADP, CAMBRIDGE INVEST. RESEARCH ADVISORS

This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left Books Inc. before a switch, your account may sit at the earlier firm or in a rollover IRA. Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024Not separately reported
2023$11,680 · 0.29%
2022$10,864 · 0.26%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 941033949 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.