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Gws Tool, LLC401(k)

GWS TOOL 401(K)PLAN · TAVARES, FL · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.52%

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

Gws Tool, LLC reported $99,422 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.52% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,974 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 has held roughly steady near 0.523%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 1,101st-largest of 3,644 plans among Florida employers on file, and the 5,888th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2023, employees put in $1.99 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$20,237,718
Participants with balances462
Active participants495
Employer contributions$977,360
Employee contributions$1,943,162
Employer contribution per active participant$1,974
Average account balance$43,805
Benefits paid to participants$3,620,488
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorPLANCHECK CPA'S LLC
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$20.2M · 462 accts · $977K emplr
2022$17.8M · 456 accts · $802K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$99,422
Total administrative$99,422
The Gws Tool, LLC 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,974
Median for plans this size$2,440
2023$1,974 per active participant
2022$1,634 per active participant

Gws Tool, LLC's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 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 · 20235
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER · Investment advisory (plan)$42,382
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$13,288
JULY BUSINESS SERVICES · Contract administrator$10,796
QDRO CONSULTANTS COMPANY,LLC$400

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history2
2023$99,422 · 0.52%
2022$75,126 · 0.52%
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Gws Holdings FL$22.2M · 0.51%
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Barfield, Inc. FL$20.0M · 0.82%
Ayr Strategies, Inc. FL$19.8M · 2.08%
U.S. Holdings, Inc. FL$19.8M · 0.51%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 364790066 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.