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Garrison Steel Erectors, Inc.401(k)

GARRISON STEEL 401(K) PLAN · PELL CITY, AL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.63%

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

Garrison Steel Erectors, Inc. reported $24,547 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.63% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,058 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 0.48% to 0.63%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Alabama (684th of 902), and 4,263rd of 5,337 in construction. In 2024, employees put in $1.95 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$3,903,922
Participants with balances88
Active participants101
Employer contributions$207,834
Employee contributions$404,571
Employer contribution per active participant$2,058
Average account balance$44,363
Benefits paid to participants$1,043,377
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$3.9M · 88 accts · $208K emplr
2023$3.9M · 105 accts · $207K emplr
2022$3.1M · 107 accts · $223K emplr
The Garrison Steel Erectors, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,058
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$2,058 per active participant
2023$1,936 per active participant
2022$2,099 per active participant

Garrison Steel Erectors, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER SMITH · Investment advisory (plan)$16,665
AZALEA ADMINISTRATION, LLC · Contract administrator$3,007
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$1,229

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$24,547 · 0.63%
2023$19,429 · 0.56%
2022$14,772 · 0.48%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 631133342 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.