Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Sparq Holdings, Inc.401(k)

RURAL SOURCING, INC. 401(K) PLAN · ATLANTA, GA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.60%

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

Sparq Holdings, Inc. reported $190,075 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.60% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,811 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 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.60% to 1.06%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 545th-largest of 2,160 plans among Georgia employers on file, and the 3,236th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2023, employees put in $3.03 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 834 to 690 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$41,083,619
Participants with balances1,147
Active participants690
Employer contributions$1,939,808
Employee contributions$5,875,379
Employer contribution per active participant$2,811
Average account balance$35,818
Benefits paid to participants$3,572,120
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$5.7M · 124 accts · $120K emplr
2023$41.1M · 1,147 accts · $1.9M emplr
2022$22.8M · 1,017 accts · $1.7M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$136,271
Investment management$51,994
Total administrative$190,075
The Sparq Holdings, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,811
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$1,165 per active participant
2023$2,811 per active participant
2022$1,986 per active participant

Sparq Holdings, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above 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 · 20233
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Investment advisory (plan)$51,994
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MGMT CO$1,810

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$54,219 · 1.06%
2023$190,075 · 0.60%
2022$129,397 · 0.60%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 201612379 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.