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Norman's Gift Shops, Inc.401(k) + ESOP (KSOP)

THE NORMAN'S GIFT SHOPS, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN · NEWTOWN, PA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.14%

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

Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. reported $38,608 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.14% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $6 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 0.23% to 0.13%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 1,054th-largest of 3,651 plans among Pennsylvania employers on file, and the 897th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2023, employees put in $248.75 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 205 to 236 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$35,223,967
Participants with balances260
Active participants236
Employer contributions$1,503
Employee contributions$373,871
Employer contribution per active participant$6
Average account balance$135,477
Benefits paid to participants$179,041
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$34.8M · 297 accts · $396K emplr
2023$35.2M · 260 accts · $2K emplr
2022$21.1M · 221 accts · $2K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$38,608
Total administrative$38,608
The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$6
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$1,403 per active participant
2023$6 per active participant
2022$7 per active participant

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

Service providers · 20233
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$38,608
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES · Other servicesindirect comp
WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect 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$47,048 · 0.13%
2023$38,608 · 0.14%
2022$37,578 · 0.23%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 222521774 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.