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Mel Hambelton Ford, Inc.401(k)

MEL HAMBELTON GROUP 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN · WICHITA, KS · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.62%

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

Mel Hambelton Ford, Inc. reported $51,440 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.62% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $532 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 0.70% to 0.62%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Kansas (524th of 828), and 2,859th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $8.56 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$8,900,085
Participants with balances172
Active participants210
Employer contributions$111,761
Employee contributions$956,432
Employer contribution per active participant$532
Average account balance$51,745
Benefits paid to participants$690,460
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBT & CO., P.A.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$8.9M · 172 accts · $112K emplr
2023$7.6M · 227 accts · $134K emplr
2022$5.8M · 220 accts · $50K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$49,803
Investment management$1,637
Total administrative$51,440
The Mel Hambelton Ford, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$532
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$532 per active participant
2023$622 per active participant
2022$252 per active participant

Mel Hambelton Ford, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
JOHN HANCOCK USA · Recordkeeping · Investment management$5,580
WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES INC (USA) · Investment advisory (participants)$1,637

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024John Hancock
2023John Hancock

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Administrative cost history3
2024$51,440 · 0.62%
2023$47,161 · 0.70%
2022$42,262 · 0.70%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 480970440 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.