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Ges, Inc.401(k)

GES, INC. 401(K) PLAN · MARIANNA, AR · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.61%

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

Ges, Inc. reported $44,485 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.61% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,509 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 0.61%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Arkansas (255th of 456), and 3,108th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $1.64 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$7,751,504
Participants with balances90
Active participants121
Employer contributions$182,553
Employee contributions$299,515
Employer contribution per active participant$1,509
Average account balance$86,128
Benefits paid to participants$398,841
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCULVER, PLLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$7.8M · 90 accts · $183K emplr
2023$6.9M · 105 accts · $193K emplr
2022$5.4M · 105 accts · $185K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$44,485
Total administrative$44,485
The Ges, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,509
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,509 per active participant
2023$1,428 per active participant
2022$1,400 per active participant

Ges, 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 · 20241
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$44,485

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$44,485 · 0.61%
2023$35,760 · 0.58%
2022$33,075 · 0.56%
Same employer
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The Winrock Group, Inc. AR$10.8M · 0.38%
Hays Food Town, Inc. AR$9.8M · 0.35%
W.P. Malone, Inc. AR$8.6M · 0.04%
Smart Chevrolet Co. AR$7.4M · 0.63%
Hays Food Town, Inc. AR$7.2M · 0.39%
Lewis Management, Inc. AR$6.6M · 0.27%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 710402859 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.