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Nature's Way Purewater Systems, Inc. dba Ushydrations401(k)

NATURE'S WAY RETIREMENT PLAN · PITTSON, PA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.85%

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

Nature's Way Purewater Systems, Inc. dba Ushydrations reported $33,925 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.85% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,161 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 0.64% to 0.85%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Pennsylvania (2,922nd of 3,651), and 11,372nd of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.59 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 147 to 132 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,687,227
Participants with balances104
Active participants132
Employer contributions$285,238
Employee contributions$454,312
Employer contribution per active participant$2,161
Average account balance$45,069
Benefits paid to participants$159,654
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorKRONICK KALADA BERDY & CO., P.C.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$4.7M · 104 accts · $285K emplr
2023$3.3M · 100 accts · $251K emplr
2022$2.2M · 108 accts · $146K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$18,325
Investment management$7,800
Total administrative$33,925
The Nature's Way Purewater Systems, Inc. dba Ushydrations 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,161
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$2,161 per active participant
2023$1,993 per active participant
2022$994 per active participant

Nature's Way Purewater Systems, Inc. dba Ushydrations's 2024 employer contribution ran above 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 · 20242
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$18,325
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Pension consulting · Investment advisory (plan)$15,593

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$33,925 · 0.85%
2023$26,742 · 0.96%
2022$14,736 · 0.64%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 232804777 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.