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Ellsworth Electric, Inc.401(k)

ELLSWORTH ELECTRIC, INC. RETIREMENT PLAN · HAGERSTOWN, MD · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.50%

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

Ellsworth Electric, Inc. reported $37,969 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.50% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $630 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 has held roughly steady near 0.50%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Maryland (1,108th of 1,671), and 3,436th of 5,337 in construction. In 2023, employees put in $4.62 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$7,701,484
Participants with balances92
Active participants99
Employer contributions$62,358
Employee contributions$287,998
Employer contribution per active participant$630
Average account balance$83,712
Benefits paid to participants$1,000,862
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorSMITH ELLIOTT KEARNS & CO., LLC
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$7.7M · 92 accts · $62K emplr
2022$7.4M · 102 accts · $59K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$37,969
Total administrative$37,969
The Ellsworth Electric, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$630
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$630 per active participant
2022$623 per active participant

Ellsworth Electric, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$37,968
MML INVESTORS SERVICES LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

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$37,969 · 0.50%
2022$41,907 · 0.49%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 521368580 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.