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Columbus US, Inc.401(k)

COLUMBUS 401(K) PLAN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.35%

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

Columbus US, Inc. reported $43,798 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.35% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $5,198 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 0.35%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Minnesota (1,164th of 1,918), and 7,177th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $2.49 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 53 to 42 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$12,711,476
Participants with balances118
Active participants42
Employer contributions$218,314
Employee contributions$543,494
Employer contribution per active participant$5,198
Average account balance$107,724
Benefits paid to participants$2,181,053
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$12.7M · 118 accts · $218K emplr
2023$12.5M · 134 accts · $209K emplr
2022$11.2M · 158 accts · $238K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$43,776
Total administrative$43,798
The Columbus US, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,198
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$5,198 per active participant
2023$4,265 per active participant
2022$4,489 per active participant

Columbus US, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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
STRATEGIC WEALTH GROUP RIA, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$21,931
TSC 401K · Contract administrator$2,300

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$43,798 · 0.35%
2023$41,180 · 0.35%
2022$44,796 · 0.33%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 522103704 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.