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Nova Group, Gbc401(k)

NOVA GROUP, GBC 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN · ST. LOUIS PARK, MN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.20%

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

Nova Group, Gbc reported $53,545 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.20% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $811 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.197%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 738th-largest of 1,918 plans among Minnesota employers on file, and the 4,441st of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $10.18 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$27,439,299
Participants with balances333
Active participants251
Employer contributions$203,503
Employee contributions$2,072,538
Employer contribution per active participant$811
Average account balance$82,400
Benefits paid to participants$5,482,107
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCOPELAND BUHL & COMPANY PLLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$27.4M · 333 accts · $204K emplr
2023$27.0M · 318 accts · $211K emplr
2022$22.3M · 314 accts · $220K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$24,432
Investment management$29,113
Total administrative$53,545
The Nova Group, Gbc 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$811
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$811 per active participant
2023$885 per active participant
2022$912 per active participant

Nova Group, Gbc's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
STANCORP FINANCIAL GROUP · Claims processing · Recordkeeping$43,683
MMA SECURITIES, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$48,364

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024The Standard
2023Securian

This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left Nova Group, Gbc before a switch, your account may sit at the earlier firm or in a rollover IRA. Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024$53,545 · 0.20%
2023$48,473 · 0.20%
2022$43,129 · 0.20%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 411580923 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.