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Global Technical Systems401(k)

GLOBAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS 401(K) PLAN · VIRGINIA BEACH, VA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.67%

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

Global Technical Systems reported $64,947 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.67% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,428 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 0.53% to 0.67%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Virginia (1,406th of 2,266), and 8,421st of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $2.11 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 165 to 190 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$10,859,704
Participants with balances181
Active participants190
Employer contributions$461,295
Employee contributions$974,834
Employer contribution per active participant$2,428
Average account balance$59,998
Benefits paid to participants$886,928
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$10.9M · 181 accts · $461K emplr
2023$8.7M · 163 accts · $379K emplr
2022$7.1M · 150 accts · $354K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$38,849
Investment management$26,098
Total administrative$64,947
The Global Technical Systems 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,428
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$2,428 per active participant
2023$2,215 per active participant
2022$2,143 per active participant

Global Technical Systems's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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.

Service providers · 20244
USI ADVISORS INC · Investment advisory (plan)$25,343
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION · Contract administrator$13,369
BDO USA, LLP · Contract administratorindirect 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$64,947 · 0.67%
2023$32,470 · 0.41%
2022$38,281 · 0.53%
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Paramont Mfg LLC VA$11.3M · 0.30%
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Pre Con, Inc. VA$10.9M · 0.47%
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Z & M Sheet Metal, Inc. VA$10.2M · 0.35%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 541849930 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.