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Herson's, Inc401(k)

HERSON'S, INC 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · ROCKVILLE, MD · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.42%

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

Herson's, Inc reported $59,690 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.42% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $935 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 fell from 0.46% to 0.42%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 799th-largest of 1,671 plans among Maryland employers on file, and the 1,903rd of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $5.22 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$14,982,804
Participants with balances181
Active participants154
Employer contributions$144,051
Employee contributions$752,218
Employer contribution per active participant$935
Average account balance$82,778
Benefits paid to participants$773,882
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorUHY LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$15.0M · 181 accts · $144K emplr
2023$13.5M · 185 accts · $165K emplr
2022$11.5M · 188 accts · $162K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$32,088
Investment management$9,661
Total administrative$59,690
The Herson's, Inc 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$935
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$935 per active participant
2023$1,079 per active participant
2022$1,087 per active participant

Herson's, Inc's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$32,087
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Pension consulting · Investment advisory (plan)$27,590
ORENDA RETIREMENT LLC · Contract administratorindirect comp

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$59,690 · 0.42%
2023$54,687 · 0.44%
2022$55,722 · 0.46%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 520908995 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.