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Hardings Markets-West, Inc.401(k)

HARDING'S MARKETS - WEST, INC. 401 (K) PLAN · PLAINWELL, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.47%

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

Hardings Markets-West, Inc. reported $37,591 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.47% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $331 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 0.20% to 0.47%. 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 (1,696th of 2,619), and 3,018th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $4.75 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 193 to 226 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$8,087,884
Participants with balances194
Active participants226
Employer contributions$74,733
Employee contributions$354,931
Employer contribution per active participant$331
Average account balance$41,690
Benefits paid to participants$1,288,554
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorSCHUHARDT CHAMBERLAIN & MOHR, P.C.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$8.1M · 194 accts · $75K emplr
2023$7.8M · 164 accts · $74K emplr
2022$6.8M · 168 accts · $75K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Investment management$37,591
Total administrative$37,591
The Hardings Markets-West, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$331
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$331 per active participant
2023$415 per active participant
2022$391 per active participant

Hardings Markets-West, 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.

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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 · 20241
CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN · Recordkeeping · Investment advisory (participants)$37,591

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$37,591 · 0.47%
2023$17,230 · 0.24%
2022$15,285 · 0.20%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 382757294 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.