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Haley Ward401(k) + ESOP (KSOP)

HALEY WARD EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP 401(K) PLAN · BANGOR, ME · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.01%

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

Haley Ward reported $5,338 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.01% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,182 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 0.00% to 0.01%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 66th-largest of 354 plans among Maine employers on file, and the 2,693rd of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $2.19 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 182 to 273 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$51,630,782
Participants with balances334
Active participants273
Employer contributions$868,743
Employee contributions$1,906,017
Employer contribution per active participant$3,182
Average account balance$154,583
Benefits paid to participants$1,739,780
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorWIPFLI LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$51.6M · 334 accts · $869K emplr
2023$43.2M · 258 accts · $767K emplr
2022$27.4M · 198 accts · $303K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$5,338
Total administrative$5,338
The Haley Ward 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,182
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,182 per active participant
2023$3,395 per active participant
2022$1,663 per active participant

Haley Ward's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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 · 20242
MEANS INVESTMENT CO · Investment advisory (plan)$12,500
CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SVCS$1,175

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$5,338 · 0.01%
2023Not separately reported
2022$200 · 0.00%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 010360334 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.