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Nichols Farms401(k)

NICHOLS FARMS 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · FRESNO, CA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.43%

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

Nichols Farms reported $70,553 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.43% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,941 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.39% to 0.43%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is the 4,091st-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 297th of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing. In 2023, employees put in $1.52 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$16,775,499
Participants with balances490
Active participants424
Employer contributions$822,971
Employee contributions$1,246,952
Employer contribution per active participant$1,941
Average account balance$34,236
Benefits paid to participants$4,008,747
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$16.8M · 490 accts · $823K emplr
2022$16.2M · 470 accts · $767K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$27,101
Investment management$43,321
Total administrative$70,553
The Nichols Farms 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,941
Median for plans this size$2,440
2023$1,941 per active participant
2022$1,856 per active participant

Nichols Farms's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20234
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Investment advisory (plan)$34,314
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$9,007
THE PRICE COMPANY · Contract administrator$1,400

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

Administrative cost history2
2023$70,553 · 0.43%
2022$66,241 · 0.39%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 941518396 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.