Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Kear Civil Corporation401(k)

KEAR CIVIL CORPORATION & SPECTRA 401(K) PLAN · PHOENIX, AZ · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.83%

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

Kear Civil Corporation reported $29,193 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.83% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,740 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.69% to 1.19%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Arizona (905th of 1,285), and 10,182nd of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2023, employees put in $2.12 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$3,968,366
Participants with balances128
Active participants123
Employer contributions$214,063
Employee contributions$454,217
Employer contribution per active participant$1,740
Average account balance$31,003
Benefits paid to participants$309,348
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMETZ & ASSOCIATES, PLLC
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$3.6M · 72 accts · $150K emplr
2024$3.4M · 108 accts · $186K emplr
2023$4.0M · 128 accts · $214K emplr
2022$3.1M · 121 accts · $223K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$29,193
Total administrative$29,193
The Kear Civil Corporation 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,740
Median for plans this size$1,308
2025$1,516 per active participant
2024$1,444 per active participant
2023$1,740 per active participant
2022$1,752 per active participant

Kear Civil Corporation's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20234
TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$15,198
EDWARD D JONES & COMPANY · Investment advisory (plan)$9,760
METZ & ASSOCIATES PLLC · Accounting / audit$8,375
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES · Investment advisory (plan)$7,103

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

Administrative cost history4
2025$41,617 · 1.19%
2024$49,666 · 1.35%
2023$29,193 · 0.83%
2022$21,158 · 0.69%
Similar plansProfessional & Technical Services · Arizona
Tsvc, LLC AZ$4.1M · 1.35%
ENGAGE3, LLC AZ$3.3M · 0.14%

Why are you looking at this plan?

Compare

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 208257122 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.