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Farber Specialty Vehicles, Inc.401(k)

THE FARBER COMPANIES 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · REYNOLDSBURG, OH · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.66%

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

Farber Specialty Vehicles, Inc. reported $96,777 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.66% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,895 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 0.56% to 0.63%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 1,579th-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 1,876th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2023, employees put in $1.27 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$15,302,791
Participants with balances143
Active participants120
Employer contributions$347,379
Employee contributions$442,103
Employer contribution per active participant$2,895
Average account balance$107,013
Benefits paid to participants$1,453,134
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorDG PERRY, PLLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$15.2M · 169 accts · $336K emplr
2023$15.3M · 143 accts · $347K emplr
2022$13.9M · 156 accts · $340K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$96,777
Total administrative$96,777
The Farber Specialty Vehicles, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,895
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$2,732 per active participant
2023$2,895 per active participant
2022$2,612 per active participant

Farber Specialty Vehicles, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above the $2,440 median for plans its size. 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
TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INS CO · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$39,867
MERRILL LYNCH LIFE AGENCY, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$28,908

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024AL MINOR & ASSOCIATES, INC., Transamerica
2023Transamerica

This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left Farber Specialty Vehicles, Inc. before a switch, your account may sit at the earlier firm or in a rollover IRA. Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024$95,310 · 0.63%
2023$96,777 · 0.66%
2022$83,453 · 0.56%
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Dave White Chevrolet, Inc. OH$15.0M · 0.66%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 412043544 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.