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Global Steering Systems, LLC401(k)

GLOBAL STEERING SYSTEMS, LLC 401(K) PLAN · WATERTOWN, CT · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.59%

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

Global Steering Systems, LLC reported $51,913 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.59% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $827 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 0.59% to 0.69%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Connecticut (762nd of 1,106), and 8,939th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2023, employees put in $3.28 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$9,703,035
Participants with balances209
Active participants313
Employer contributions$258,801
Employee contributions$848,493
Employer contribution per active participant$827
Average account balance$46,426
Benefits paid to participants$628,223
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$9.0M · 167 accts · $146K emplr
2023$9.7M · 209 accts · $259K emplr
2022$7.9M · 196 accts · $239K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$23,592
Investment management$28,321
Total administrative$51,913
The Global Steering Systems, LLC 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$827
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$605 per active participant
2023$827 per active participant
2022$762 per active participant

Global Steering Systems, LLC's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20233
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Investment advisory (plan)$24,807
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$3,514

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$64,246 · 0.69%
2023$51,913 · 0.59%
2022$50,700 · 0.59%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 800367626 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.