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Brakefire, Inc. dba Silco Fire and Security401(k)

THE BRAKEFIRE, INC. 401(K) PLAN · CINCINNATI, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.06%

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

Brakefire, Inc. dba Silco Fire and Security reported $11,029 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.06% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,608 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 0.062% to 0.056%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is the 1,301st-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 1,863rd of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2024, employees put in $2.64 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 275 to 413 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$20,405,244
Participants with balances367
Active participants413
Employer contributions$663,988
Employee contributions$1,752,264
Employer contribution per active participant$1,608
Average account balance$55,600
Benefits paid to participants$3,430,113
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$20.4M · 367 accts · $664K emplr
2023$18.7M · 322 accts · $456K emplr
2022$15.0M · 276 accts · $329K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$3,468
Investment management$7,561
Total administrative$11,029
The Brakefire, Inc. dba Silco Fire and Security 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,608
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,608 per active participant
2023$1,245 per active participant
2022$1,197 per active participant

Brakefire, Inc. dba Silco Fire and Security's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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 · 20242
AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP. · Recordkeeping$3,467
MESIROW FINANCIAL INV MGMT, INC · Investment advisory (plan)$7,561

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Ameritas
2023Ameritas

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Administrative cost history3
2024$11,029 · 0.06%
2023$10,858 · 0.06%
2022$10,011 · 0.06%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 310620191 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.