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Howard, Wershbale & Co.401(k)

HOWARD, WERSHBALE & CO. PROFIT SHARING & 401(K) PLAN AND TRUST · CLEVELAND, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.24%

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

Howard, Wershbale & Co. reported $83,716 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.24% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $5,979 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 0.23% to 0.24%. 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 866th-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 3,650th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $1.67 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 101 to 143 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$35,389,794
Participants with balances185
Active participants143
Employer contributions$854,963
Employee contributions$1,427,232
Employer contribution per active participant$5,979
Average account balance$191,296
Benefits paid to participants$5,549,097
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$0 · $22K emplr
2024$35.4M · 185 accts · $855K emplr
2023$34.5M · 177 accts · $820K emplr
2022$30.1M · 163 accts · $705K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$2,906
Investment management$45,000
Audit (IQPA)$14,200
Trustee / custodial$21,410
Total administrative$83,716
The Howard, Wershbale & Co. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,979
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$5,979 per active participant
2023$6,033 per active participant
2022$6,984 per active participant

Howard, Wershbale & Co.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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
ALERUS FINANCIAL, N.A. · Recordkeeping$24,316
ELLSWORTH ADVISORS, LLC · Investment advisory (participants) · Investment advisory (plan)$45,000
SIKICH CPA LLC · Accounting / audit$14,200

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year3
2025Alerus
2024Alerus
2023Alerus

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Administrative cost history4
2025Not separately reported
2024$83,716 · 0.24%
2023$80,381 · 0.25%
2022$77,888 · 0.23%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 341663157 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.