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Excelsior Defense, Inc.401(k)

EXCELSIOR DEFENSE INC RETIREMENT PLAN · ST. PETERSBURG, FL · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
2.53%

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

Excelsior Defense, Inc. reported $40,014 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 2.53% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,167 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 rose from 1.12% to 3.17%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other administrative & support services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Florida (3,158th of 3,644), and 1,987th of 2,534 in administrative & support services. In 2023, the employer put in $44.30 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has shrunk from 365 to 299 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$1,803,372
Participants with balances286
Active participants299
Employer contributions$946,994
Employee contributions$21,375
Employer contribution per active participant$3,167
Average account balance$6,305
Benefits paid to participants$695,250
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$1.7M · 188 accts · $521K emplr
2024$1.6M · 209 accts · $685K emplr
2023$1.8M · 286 accts · $947K emplr
2022$1.4M · 172 accts · $461K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$35,422
Investment management$4,592
Total administrative$40,014
The Excelsior Defense, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$3,167
Median for plans this size$1,308
2025$1,707 per active participant
2024$2,558 per active participant
2023$3,167 per active participant
2022$1,262 per active participant

Excelsior Defense, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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.

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

Administrative cost history4
2025$53,212 · 3.17%
2024$57,105 · 3.32%
2023$40,014 · 2.53%
2022$18,052 · 1.12%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 593541210 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.