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Novus Media LLC401(k)

NOVUS MEDIA RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN · BLOOMINGTON, MN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.56%

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

Novus Media LLC reported $72,794 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.56% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $5,091 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 0.60% to 0.56%. 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 among the smaller plans on file in Minnesota (1,145th of 1,918), and 7,020th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $2.55 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 93 to 60 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$13,276,685
Participants with balances136
Active participants60
Employer contributions$305,488
Employee contributions$777,719
Employer contribution per active participant$5,091
Average account balance$97,623
Benefits paid to participants$2,287,998
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$13.3M · 136 accts · $305K emplr
2023$12.6M · 158 accts · $324K emplr
2022$10.7M · 170 accts · $394K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$72,794
Total administrative$72,794
The Novus Media LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,091
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$5,091 per active participant
2023$3,762 per active participant
2022$4,241 per active participant

Novus Media LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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 · 20244
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$72,794
BAIRD INSURANCE SERVICES INC · Other servicesindirect comp
ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED · 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$72,794 · 0.56%
2023$68,635 · 0.59%
2022$70,331 · 0.60%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 223757647 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.