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New Star, Inc.401(k)

403(B) THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF NEW STAR, INC. · CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.67%

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

New Star, Inc. reported $42,372 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.67% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,563 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 0.02% to 0.67%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other other services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Illinois (2,474th of 3,702), and 1,750th of 3,341 in other services. In 2024, employees put in $1.57 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 326 to 210 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$9,058,479
Participants with balances593
Active participants210
Employer contributions$328,137
Employee contributions$514,793
Employer contribution per active participant$1,563
Average account balance$15,276
Benefits paid to participants$2,029,980
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorDUGAN & LOPATKA CPA'S
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$9.1M · 593 accts · $328K emplr
2023$3.5M · 137 accts · $97K emplr
2022$3.5M · 158 accts · $104K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$39,847
Investment management$1,625
Total administrative$42,372
The New Star, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,563
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,563 per active participant
2023$150 per active participant
2022$320 per active participant

New Star, Inc.'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 · 20244
TIAA$17,713
CENTRIC WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC · Investment advisory (participants)$9,843
CENTRIC WEALTH MANAGEMENTindirect comp
HUNTER BENEFITS CONSULTING GROUP · Other servicesindirect 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$42,372 · 0.67%
2023$339 · 0.01%
2022$701 · 0.02%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 237294685 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.