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Duarte Communications, Inc.401(k)

DUARTE DESIGN 401(K) PLAN · SANTA CLARA, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.63%

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

Duarte Communications, Inc. reported $106,571 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.63% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $4,094 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 0.63%. 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 the 3,921st-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and 5,934th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $1.96 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$17,897,753
Participants with balances160
Active participants95
Employer contributions$388,901
Employee contributions$762,920
Employer contribution per active participant$4,094
Average account balance$111,861
Benefits paid to participants$1,287,087
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$17.9M · 160 accts · $389K emplr
2023$16.1M · 175 accts · $344K emplr
2022$14.1M · 167 accts · $439K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$106,571
Total administrative$106,571
The Duarte Communications, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,094
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,094 per active participant
2023$3,511 per active participant
2022$4,437 per active participant

Duarte Communications, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above 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 · 20243
TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$70,231
NICHOLAS PENSION CONSULTANTS · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$3,558
GALLAGHER FIDUCIARY ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$33,197

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024NICHOLAS PENSION CONSULTANTS, Transamerica
2023NICHOLAS PENSION CONSULTANTS, Transamerica

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Administrative cost history3
2024$106,571 · 0.63%
2023$101,059 · 0.67%
2022$91,019 · 0.60%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 770365272 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.