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Sherman & Howard L.L.C.401(k)

SHERMAN & HOWARD RETIREMENT PLAN (2) · DENVER, CO · plan year 2022

Reported admin expense ratio · 2022
0.08%

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

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. reported $96,895 in plan administrative expenses for 2022: 0.08% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $11,382 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 0.077% to 0.084%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 9,341 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 122nd-largest of 1,461 plans among Colorado employers on file, and the 1,372nd of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2022, the employer put in $1.16 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$110,742,601
Participants with balances205
Active participants155
Employer contributions$1,764,180
Employee contributions$1,521,031
Employer contribution per active participant$11,382
Average account balance$540,208
Benefits paid to participants$11,969,620
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$69.7M · 154 accts · $1.4M emplr
2023$110.1M · 198 accts · $1.7M emplr
2022$110.7M · 205 accts · $1.8M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2022
Professional / advisory$103,682
Total administrative$96,895
The Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 401(k) match · 2022
Employer contribution per active participant$11,382
Median for plans this size$3,449
2024$12,082 per active participant
2023$12,001 per active participant
2022$11,382 per active participant

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.'s 2022 employer contribution ran above the $3,449 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.

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Recordkeeper by year2
2024Milliman
2023Milliman

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Administrative cost history3
2024$75,518 · 0.08%
2023$82,536 · 0.07%
2022$96,895 · 0.08%
All plans at this employer2
SHERMAN & HOWARD RETIREMENT PLAN (1)401(k)
SHERMAN & HOWARD RETIREMENT PLAN (2)401(k)
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 840420314 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.