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Kistler Instrument Corporation401(k)

KISTLER INSTRUMENT CORP. 401(K) PLAN · AMHERST, NY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.40%

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

Kistler Instrument Corporation reported $87,699 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.40% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,812 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 0.33% to 0.40%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 2,349th-largest of 5,648 plans among New York employers on file, and the 5,507th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $2.09 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$22,382,573
Participants with balances180
Active participants137
Employer contributions$522,178
Employee contributions$1,093,882
Employer contribution per active participant$3,812
Average account balance$124,348
Benefits paid to participants$3,140,158
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBROCK, SCHECHTER & POLAKOFF, LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$22.4M · 180 accts · $522K emplr
2023$21.2M · 183 accts · $437K emplr
2022$18.9M · 178 accts · $400K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$76,099
Audit (IQPA)$11,600
Total administrative$87,699
The Kistler Instrument Corporation 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,812
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,812 per active participant
2023$3,414 per active participant
2022$3,201 per active participant

Kistler Instrument Corporation'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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$76,099
BROCK, SCHECHTER & POLAK · Accounting / audit$11,600
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

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$87,699 · 0.40%
2023$69,087 · 0.35%
2022$67,621 · 0.33%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 160991726 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.