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First State Orthopaedics, P.A.401(k)

FIRST STATE ORTHOPAEDICS, P.A. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · NEWARK, DE · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.17%

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

First State Orthopaedics, P.A. reported $121,802 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.17% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,544 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 0.15% to 0.17%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other health care & social assistance employers. By assets it is the 40th-largest of 242 plans among Delaware employers on file, and the 1,310th of 11,911 in health care & social assistance. In 2024, employees put in $1.28 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 419 to 595 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$78,342,929
Participants with balances655
Active participants595
Employer contributions$2,108,410
Employee contributions$2,693,306
Employer contribution per active participant$3,544
Average account balance$119,608
Benefits paid to participants$8,443,550
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorGUNNIP & COMPANY LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$78.3M · 655 accts · $2.1M emplr
2023$68.8M · 559 accts · $1.9M emplr
2022$57.4M · 499 accts · $1.8M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$64,440
Investment management$40,162
Audit (IQPA)$17,200
Total administrative$121,802
The First State Orthopaedics, P.A. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,544
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$3,544 per active participant
2023$4,028 per active participant
2022$4,178 per active participant

First State Orthopaedics, P.A.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20244
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$64,440
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$33,455
GUNNIP & COMPANY LLP · Accounting / audit$17,200
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$6,708

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$121,802 · 0.17%
2023$95,659 · 0.15%
2022$98,690 · 0.15%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 510297303 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.