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Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.401(k)

EMMERICH NEWSPAPERS, INC. 401(K) PLAN · JACKSON, MS · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.96%

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

Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. reported $46,740 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.96% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $512 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 rose from 0.96% to 1.06%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other information & media employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Mississippi (240th of 367), and 1,890th of 2,199 in information & media. In 2023, employees put in $1.76 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 209 to 167 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,935,980
Participants with balances145
Active participants167
Employer contributions$85,583
Employee contributions$150,383
Employer contribution per active participant$512
Average account balance$34,041
Benefits paid to participants$806,366
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorHARPER, RAINS, KNIGHT & COMPANY, PA
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$4.9M · 92 accts · $76K emplr
2023$4.9M · 145 accts · $86K emplr
2022$4.8M · 154 accts · $94K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$22,541
Investment management$24,199
Total administrative$46,740
The Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$512
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$484 per active participant
2023$512 per active participant
2022$451 per active participant

Emmerich Newspapers, 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
MWG RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES · Recordkeeping$22,541
BALLEW WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Investment advisory (plan)$24,199

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024MWG RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES
2023MWG RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES

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Administrative cost history3
2024$52,236 · 1.06%
2023$46,740 · 0.96%
2022$52,252 · 0.96%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 640544014 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.