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Lightology LLC401(k)

LIGHTOLOGY LLC 401(K) PLAN · CHICAGO, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.08%

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

Lightology LLC reported $5,298 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.08% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,215 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 0.11% to 0.08%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Illinois (2,667th of 3,702), and 3,283rd of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2024, employees put in $3.20 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 187 to 210 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$7,545,847
Participants with balances138
Active participants210
Employer contributions$255,204
Employee contributions$816,761
Employer contribution per active participant$1,215
Average account balance$54,680
Benefits paid to participants$326,158
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$7.5M · 138 accts · $255K emplr
2023$5.9M · 134 accts · $268K emplr
2022$4.2M · 132 accts · $215K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$5,298
Total administrative$5,298
The Lightology LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,215
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,215 per active participant
2023$1,439 per active participant
2022$1,147 per active participant

Lightology LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 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 · 20241
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$5,298

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$5,298 · 0.08%
2023$4,555 · 0.09%
2022$4,500 · 0.11%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 364414147 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.