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By Appointment Only401(k)

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY 401K PLAN · CHELMSFORD, MA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.15%

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

By Appointment Only reported $16,314 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.15% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,959 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.15%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other administrative & support services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Massachusetts (1,794th of 2,726), and the 934th of 2,534 in administrative & support services. In 2024, employees put in $4.05 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 138 to 93 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$11,296,085
Participants with balances207
Active participants93
Employer contributions$182,196
Employee contributions$737,080
Employer contribution per active participant$1,959
Average account balance$54,570
Benefits paid to participants$999,985
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorGRAY GRAY GRAY
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$11.3M · 207 accts · $182K emplr
2023$10.0M · 207 accts · $201K emplr
2022$8.0M · 181 accts · $197K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$14,660
Investment management$1,654
Total administrative$16,314
The By Appointment Only 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,959
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,959 per active participant
2023$1,693 per active participant
2022$1,426 per active participant

By Appointment Only'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
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCHindirect comp
AEGIS RETIREMENT PARTNERS · Other servicesindirect 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$16,314 · 0.15%
2023$15,242 · 0.17%
2022$13,600 · 0.16%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 043462585 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.