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Ecology Auto Parts, Inc.401(k)

THE ECOLOGY GROUP 401(K) PLAN · CERRITOS, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
2.02%

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

Ecology Auto Parts, Inc. reported $126,577 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 2.02% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $547 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 2.02%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in California (6,216th of 9,483), and 3,186th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $6.14 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$7,401,320
Participants with balances825
Active participants645
Employer contributions$352,968
Employee contributions$2,167,262
Employer contribution per active participant$547
Average account balance$8,971
Benefits paid to participants$840,831
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$7.4M · 825 accts · $353K emplr
2023$5.1M · 686 accts · $337K emplr
2022$2.7M · 604 accts · $313K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$126,577
Total administrative$126,577
The Ecology Auto Parts, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$547
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$547 per active participant
2023$515 per active participant
2022$465 per active participant

Ecology Auto Parts, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 · 20244
VOYA RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND ANNUI · Investment advisory (participants)$104,131
ECONOMIC GROUP PENSION SERVICES$24,550
MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT · Investment advisory (participants)$165
SAGEVIEW ADVISORY GROUP, LLC$131

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$126,577 · 2.02%
2023$95,367 · 2.42%
2022$49,892 · 2.11%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 952502434 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.