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Gds Contracting Corp.401(k)

GDS CONTRACTING CORP. 401(K) PLAN · BERLIN, CT · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.26%

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

Gds Contracting Corp. reported $28,560 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.26% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $13,711 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 0.32% to 0.26%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Connecticut (704th of 1,106), and 2,828th of 5,337 in construction. active participation has grown from 109 to 164 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$11,866,543
Participants with balances256
Active participants164
Employer contributions$2,248,586
Employee contributions—
Employer contribution per active participant$13,711
Average account balance$46,354
Benefits paid to participants$1,850,947
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$11.9M · 256 accts · $2.2M emplr
2023$10.3M · 237 accts · $2.1M emplr
2022$8.5M · 208 accts · $2.1M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$28,560
Total administrative$28,560
The Gds Contracting Corp. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$13,711
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$13,711 per active participant
2023$8,739 per active participant
2022$18,890 per active participant

Gds Contracting Corp.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

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MORNINGSTAR · Investment advisory (plan)indirect 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$28,560 · 0.26%
2023$28,957 · 0.31%
2022$28,503 · 0.32%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 060946732 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.