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Seneca Companies, Inc.401(k)

SENECA COMPANIES 401(K) PLAN · DES MOINES, IA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.33%

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

Seneca Companies, Inc. reported $120,698 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.33% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,837 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 0.37% to 0.33%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is the 247th-largest of 878 plans among Iowa employers on file, and the 1,108th of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2024, employees put in $4.17 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$37,070,015
Participants with balances491
Active participants396
Employer contributions$727,497
Employee contributions$3,030,630
Employer contribution per active participant$1,837
Average account balance$75,499
Benefits paid to participants$8,439,353
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorRSM US LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$37.1M · 491 accts · $727K emplr
2023$36.2M · 496 accts · $845K emplr
2022$30.6M · 475 accts · $764K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$120,698
Total administrative$120,698
The Seneca Companies, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,837
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,837 per active participant
2023$2,156 per active participant
2022$2,065 per active participant

Seneca Companies, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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 · 20242
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$120,698
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS 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$120,698 · 0.33%
2023$104,525 · 0.31%
2022$121,387 · 0.37%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 421405846 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.