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Novel Energy Solutions, LLC401(k)

NES 401 (K) PLAN · ST. PAUL, MN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.98%

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

Novel Energy Solutions, LLC reported $40,758 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.98% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $850 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 1.81% to 0.98%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Minnesota (1,584th of 1,918), and 3,974th of 5,337 in construction. In 2024, employees put in $8.54 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 135 to 281 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,079,119
Participants with balances319
Active participants281
Employer contributions$238,940
Employee contributions$2,039,483
Employer contribution per active participant$850
Average account balance$15,922
Benefits paid to participants$1,121,074
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$5.1M · 319 accts · $239K emplr
2023$3.3M · 247 accts · $188K emplr
2022$1.8M · 148 accts · $146K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$22,879
Investment management$17,879
Total administrative$40,758
The Novel Energy Solutions, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$850
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$850 per active participant
2023$770 per active participant
2022$1,084 per active participant

Novel Energy Solutions, LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran below 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 · 20243
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$22,879
HAYS FINANCIAL GROUP · Investment advisory (plan)$17,319
WEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INC · 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$40,758 · 0.98%
2023$27,492 · 1.08%
2022$30,814 · 1.81%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 455469407 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.