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Michigan Brand, Inc.401(k)

MICHIGAN BRAND MEATS 401(K) PLAN · FRANKENMUTH, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.24%

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

Michigan Brand, Inc. reported $31,860 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.24% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,074 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 0.15% to 1.24%. 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 Michigan (2,272nd of 2,619), and 4,416th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $1.72 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 102 to 123 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$2,788,630
Participants with balances104
Active participants123
Employer contributions$132,104
Employee contributions$227,559
Employer contribution per active participant$1,074
Average account balance$26,814
Benefits paid to participants$207,716
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$2.8M · 104 accts · $132K emplr
2023$2.3M · 153 accts · $124K emplr
2022$1.5M · 104 accts · $138K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$5,133
Trustee / custodial$26,727
Total administrative$31,860
The Michigan Brand, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,074
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,074 per active participant
2023$1,151 per active participant
2022$1,354 per active participant

Michigan Brand, Inc.'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 · 20243
EPIC RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$5,133
HANTZ RETIREMENT PLAN SOLUTIONS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$26,727

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

Recordkeeper by year2
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2023EPIC RPS

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Administrative cost history3
2024$31,860 · 1.24%
2023$12,427 · 0.65%
2022$2,195 · 0.15%
Similar plansRetail Trade · Michigan
Holiday Food Center, Inc. MI$3.1M · 0.57%
Alpena Supermarket, Inc. MI$2.7M · 0.48%
Lover's Lane & Co. MI$2.7M · 0.04%
See, Inc. MI$2.6M · 0.40%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 383235717 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.