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Far West Services, LLC401(k)

FAR WEST SERVICES, LLC 401(K) PLAN · COSTA MESA, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.32%

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

Far West Services, LLC reported $7,619 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.32% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $97 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 1.17% to 0.32%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other accommodation & food services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in California (7,972nd of 9,483), and 1,256th of 2,240 in accommodation & food services. In 2024, employees put in $1.76 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,378 to 3,427 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$2,744,746
Participants with balances182
Active participants3,427
Employer contributions$330,800
Employee contributions$582,843
Employer contribution per active participant$97
Average account balance$15,081
Benefits paid to participants$569,314
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$2.7M · 182 accts · $331K emplr
2023$2.1M · 184 accts · $329K emplr
2022$1.2M · 188 accts · $287K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Audit (IQPA)$7,619
Total administrative$7,619
The Far West Services, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$97
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$97 per active participant
2023$120 per active participant
2022$208 per active participant

Far West Services, LLC'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 · 20242
BEACON POINTE ADVISORSindirect comp

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$7,619 · 0.32%
2023$16,557 · 1.00%
2022$12,442 · 1.17%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 833343839 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.