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Global Science & Technology, Inc.401(k)

GST, INC. P/S 401(K) PLAN · GREENBELT, MD · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.16%

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

Global Science & Technology, Inc. reported $120,930 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.16% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,727 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 0.14% to 0.16%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 213th-largest of 1,671 plans among Maryland employers on file, and the 1,821st of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $3.40 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$80,258,563
Participants with balances371
Active participants200
Employer contributions$945,388
Employee contributions$3,217,535
Employer contribution per active participant$4,727
Average account balance$216,330
Benefits paid to participants$6,186,348
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorAPRIO LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$80.3M · 371 accts · $945K emplr
2023$71.4M · 378 accts · $1.0M emplr
2022$62.2M · 368 accts · $801K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$3,386
Investment management$89,830
Audit (IQPA)$23,625
Total administrative$120,930
The Global Science & Technology, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,727
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$4,727 per active participant
2023$4,490 per active participant
2022$3,814 per active participant

Global Science & Technology, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above 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 · 20243
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$89,830
APRIO, LLP · Accounting / audit$23,625
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$3,386

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$120,930 · 0.16%
2023$84,965 · 0.13%
2022$92,954 · 0.14%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 521701242 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.