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Dentons Davis Brown PC401(k)

DENTONS DAVIS BROWN PC RETIREMENT PLAN · DES MOINES, IA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.12%

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

Dentons Davis Brown PC reported $85,800 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.12% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $9,336 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.10% to 0.12%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 9,317 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 122nd-largest of 878 plans among Iowa employers on file, and the 1,893rd of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2023, employees put in $1.12 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$77,017,459
Participants with balances212
Active participants164
Employer contributions$1,531,057
Employee contributions$1,717,244
Employer contribution per active participant$9,336
Average account balance$363,290
Benefits paid to participants$6,151,798
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$77.0M · 212 accts · $1.5M emplr
2022$67.1M · 209 accts · $1.3M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$50,440
Total administrative$85,800
The Dentons Davis Brown PC 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$9,336
Median for plans this size$3,659
2023$9,336 per active participant
2022$8,105 per active participant

Dentons Davis Brown PC's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $3,659 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20231
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$49,926

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

Administrative cost history2
2023$85,800 · 0.12%
2022$62,053 · 0.10%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 421343884 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.