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Jacob & Hefner Associates, Inc.401(k)

JACOB & HEFNER ASSOCIATES 401(K) PLAN · DOWNERS GROVE, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.24%

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

Jacob & Hefner Associates, Inc. reported $32,589 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.24% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,938 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 0.22% 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 among the smaller plans on file in Illinois (2,034th of 3,702), and 6,696th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $2.81 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 137 to 114 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$14,502,600
Participants with balances155
Active participants114
Employer contributions$334,980
Employee contributions$941,672
Employer contribution per active participant$2,938
Average account balance$93,565
Benefits paid to participants$554,586
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorSIKICH CPA LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$14.5M · 155 accts · $335K emplr
2023$12.1M · 156 accts · $360K emplr
2022$9.5M · 149 accts · $183K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$26,798
Investment management$5,791
Total administrative$32,589
The Jacob & Hefner Associates, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,938
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,938 per active participant
2023$2,907 per active participant
2022$1,338 per active participant

Jacob & Hefner Associates, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above 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 · 20243
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$5,791

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$32,589 · 0.24%
2023$24,975 · 0.23%
2022$21,326 · 0.22%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 364070643 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.