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Eide Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc.401(k)

EIDE FORD LINCOLN MERCURY, INC. SALARY DEFERRAL 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · BISMARCK, ND · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.22%

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

Eide Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc. reported $22,748 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.22% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $487 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 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.25% to 0.22%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Dakota (167th of 279), and the 2,350th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $3.37 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 205 to 707 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$11,532,125
Participants with balances173
Active participants707
Employer contributions$344,278
Employee contributions$1,159,620
Employer contribution per active participant$487
Average account balance$66,660
Benefits paid to participants$719,902
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$11.5M · 173 accts · $344K emplr
2023$9.4M · 130 accts · $309K emplr
2022$7.2M · 125 accts · $199K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$9,893
Investment management$1,655
Audit (IQPA)$11,200
Total administrative$22,748
The Eide Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$487
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$487 per active participant
2023$1,326 per active participant
2022$971 per active participant

Eide Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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 · 20242
BRADY, MARTZ & ASSOCIATES, P.C. · Accounting / audit$11,200
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$9,893

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$22,748 · 0.22%
2023$20,903 · 0.25%
2022$18,163 · 0.25%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 450364160 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.