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Capital Brands Distribution, LLC401(k)

CAPITAL BRANDS 401(K) PLAN · LOS ANGELES, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.46%

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

Capital Brands Distribution, LLC reported $43,010 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.46% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,278 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 0.37% to 0.46%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in California (5,525th of 9,483), and 2,953rd of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2024, employees put in $3.76 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$9,759,820
Participants with balances104
Active participants58
Employer contributions$190,097
Employee contributions$715,621
Employer contribution per active participant$3,278
Average account balance$93,844
Benefits paid to participants$1,285,821
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorLANCE, SOLL & LUNGHARD, LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$9.8M · 104 accts · $190K emplr
2023$8.8M · 119 accts · $168K emplr
2022$7.8M · 136 accts · $192K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$13,932
Investment management$18,654
Audit (IQPA)$10,424
Total administrative$43,010
The Capital Brands Distribution, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,278
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$3,278 per active participant
2023$2,945 per active participant
2022$3,260 per active participant

Capital Brands Distribution, LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC. · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$13,932
ONE DIGITAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS · Investment advisory (plan)$18,654
LANCE, SOLL & LUNGHARD, LLP · Accounting / audit$10,424

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Vanguard
2023Vanguard

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Administrative cost history3
2024$43,010 · 0.46%
2023$33,276 · 0.40%
2022$30,767 · 0.37%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 474643698 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.