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Dakota Electric Association401(k)

DAKOTA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE 401(K) PLAN · FARMINGTON, MN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.08%

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

Dakota Electric Association reported $55,042 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.08% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $8,867 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 0.078%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other utilities employers. By assets it is the 353rd-largest of 1,918 plans among Minnesota employers on file, and the 151st of 412 in utilities. In 2024, employees put in $1.43 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$75,449,116
Participants with balances241
Active participants196
Employer contributions$1,738,029
Employee contributions$2,486,006
Employer contribution per active participant$8,867
Average account balance$313,067
Benefits paid to participants$5,554,563
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$75.4M · 241 accts · $1.7M emplr
2023$66.3M · 227 accts · $1.5M emplr
2022$62.8M · 230 accts · $1.4M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$16,112
Investment management$38,930
Total administrative$55,042
The Dakota Electric Association 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$8,867
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$8,867 per active participant
2023$7,844 per active participant
2022$7,585 per active participant

Dakota Electric Association's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 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 · 20242
NFP RETIREMENT · Investment advisory (plan)$38,930
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$16,112

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$55,042 · 0.08%
2023$52,637 · 0.08%
2022$55,141 · 0.08%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 410212180 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.