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Brondes Ford, Inc.401(k)

BRONDES FORD 401(K) PLAN · TOLEDO, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.49%

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

Brondes Ford, Inc. reported $66,698 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.49% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $673 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 0.43% to 0.49%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 1,621st-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 1,931st of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $8.08 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 220 to 244 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$14,726,664
Participants with balances251
Active participants244
Employer contributions$164,174
Employee contributions$1,327,270
Employer contribution per active participant$673
Average account balance$58,672
Benefits paid to participants$682,066
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$14.7M · 251 accts · $164K emplr
2023$12.6M · 226 accts · $151K emplr
2022$10.7M · 237 accts · $152K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$66,698
Total administrative$66,698
The Brondes Ford, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$673
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$673 per active participant
2023$624 per active participant
2022$691 per active participant

Brondes Ford, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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.

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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$60,800
PENSION INNOVATIONS & CONSULTING · Contract administrator · Other services$6,359
ROYAL ALLIANCE ASSOCIATES INC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

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$66,698 · 0.49%
2023$56,321 · 0.48%
2022$47,841 · 0.43%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 344445614 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.