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Kesslers, Inc.401(k)

KESSLER'S, INC. 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN · ABERDEEN, SD · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.81%

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

Kesslers, Inc. reported $37,217 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.81% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $515 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 0.68% to 0.87%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in South Dakota (186th of 233), and 3,737th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2023, employees put in $1.80 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,078,972
Participants with balances147
Active participants238
Employer contributions$122,647
Employee contributions$221,229
Employer contribution per active participant$515
Average account balance$34,551
Benefits paid to participants$293,399
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$3.5M · 125 accts · $96K emplr
2023$5.1M · 147 accts · $123K emplr
2022$4.2M · 163 accts · $140K emplr
2021$3.7M · 177 accts · $95K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$24,091
Investment management$11,720
Total administrative$37,217
The Kesslers, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$515
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$3,322 per active participant
2023$515 per active participant
2022$583 per active participant
2021$365 per active participant

Kesslers, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20231
BENEFIT PLANS ADMIN SERVICES, INC. · Recordkeeping · Consulting$35,811

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

Administrative cost history4
2024$37,001 · 0.87%
2023$37,217 · 0.81%
2022$33,379 · 0.85%
2021$30,562 · 0.68%
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Big D Oil Co. SD$4.6M · 0.44%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 460260290 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.