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Harding & Hill, Inc.401(k)

HARDING AND HILL, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · PLAINWELL, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.53%

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

Harding & Hill, Inc. reported $32,254 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.53% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $263 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 0.21% to 0.53%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Michigan (1,880th of 2,619), and 3,452nd of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $6.19 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$6,177,259
Participants with balances119
Active participants150
Employer contributions$39,468
Employee contributions$244,491
Employer contribution per active participant$263
Average account balance$51,910
Benefits paid to participants$935,814
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMONROE, SWEERIS & TROMP P.L.C.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$6.2M · 119 accts · $39K emplr
2023$6.0M · 127 accts · $43K emplr
2022$5.5M · 130 accts · $42K emplr
The Harding & Hill, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$263
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$263 per active participant
2023$352 per active participant
2022$284 per active participant

Harding & Hill, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 · 20243
CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SERVI$15,426
CENTENNIAL SECURITIES$11,182
PATHWAY INVESTMENTS$5,646

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$32,254 · 0.53%
2023$9,771 · 0.17%
2022$12,844 · 0.21%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 381296852 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.