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Santa Margarita Ford401(k)

SANTA MARGARITA FORD 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.07%

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

Santa Margarita Ford reported $8,402 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.07% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $928 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 0.067%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 4,702nd-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 2,087th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $7.27 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 151 to 169 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$13,321,141
Participants with balances191
Active participants169
Employer contributions$156,884
Employee contributions$1,141,118
Employer contribution per active participant$928
Average account balance$69,744
Benefits paid to participants$1,205,798
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorLSL CPAS
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$13.3M · 191 accts · $157K emplr
2023$11.8M · 175 accts · $142K emplr
2022$9.2M · 157 accts · $110K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$5,810
Investment management$2,592
Total administrative$8,402
The Santa Margarita Ford 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$928
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$928 per active participant
2023$867 per active participant
2022$727 per active participant

Santa Margarita Ford'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 · 20241
SENTRY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$5,810

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$8,402 · 0.07%
2023$7,178 · 0.07%
2022$6,646 · 0.07%
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Dean Vistnes MD Inc CA$13.9M · 0.03%
Zaheri Group CA$13.9M · 0.72%
Dollar Shave Club CA$13.2M · 0.31%
Grove Collaborative, Inc. CA$13.1M · 0.56%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 954019104 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.