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Valew Welding and Fabrication401(k)

HAYES HOLDINGS INC 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST · ADELANTO, CA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
1.36%

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

Valew Welding and Fabrication reported $16,058 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 1.36% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $590 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.86% to 1.36%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in California (8,545th of 9,483), and 13,065th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2023, employees put in $4.13 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$1,489,387
Participants with balances237
Active participants169
Employer contributions$99,696
Employee contributions$411,453
Employer contribution per active participant$590
Average account balance$6,284
Benefits paid to participants$113,816
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorC DART CPA
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$1.5M · 237 accts · $100K emplr
2022$870K · 184 accts · $75K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$5,881
Investment management$10,017
Trustee / custodial$160
Total administrative$16,058
The Valew Welding and Fabrication 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$590
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$590 per active participant
2022$457 per active participant

Valew Welding and Fabrication's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER · Investment advisory (plan) · Recordkeeping$10,017
PAYCHEX, INC. · Investment advisory (plan) · Recordkeeping$5,790

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$16,058 · 1.36%
2022$6,971 · 0.86%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 300895980 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.