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I.A.T.S.E. Local Union No 51401(k)

I.A.T.S.E. LOCAL UNION NO. 51 DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLAN · HOUSTON, TX · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.41%

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

I.A.T.S.E. Local Union No 51 reported $80,820 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.41% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,684 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 0.47% to 0.41%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other arts, entertainment & recreation employers. By assets it is the 1,967th-largest of 5,688 plans among Texas employers on file, and the 418th of 1,311 in arts, entertainment & recreation. In 2024, the employer put in $8.00 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 398 to 678 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$20,815,993
Participants with balances705
Active participants678
Employer contributions$1,141,680
Employee contributions$142,728
Employer contribution per active participant$1,684
Average account balance$29,526
Benefits paid to participants$838,738
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorFRIERSON, SOLA, SIMONTON & KUTAC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$20.8M · 705 accts · $1.1M emplr
2023$18.7M · 685 accts · $1.1M emplr
2022$16.3M · 644 accts · $945K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Investment management$31,760
Total administrative$80,820
The I.A.T.S.E. Local Union No 51 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,684
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,684 per active participant
2023$1,687 per active participant
2022$2,375 per active participant

I.A.T.S.E. Local Union No 51's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 median for plans its size. 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 · 20244
I.A.T.S.E. LOCAL UNION NO. 51$62,000
PORTFOLIO ADVISORY COUNCIL LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$27,340
FRIERSON, SOLA, SIMONTON & KUTAC, P · Accounting / audit$11,640

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$80,820 · 0.41%
2023$86,265 · 0.49%
2022$82,380 · 0.47%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 741389651 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.