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Sietsema Farms Inc.401(k)

SIETSEMA FARMS 401(K) PLAN · ALLENDALE, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.34%

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

Sietsema Farms Inc. reported $45,968 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.34% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,822 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 0.34%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is the 1,285th-largest of 2,619 plans among Michigan employers on file, and the 350th of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing. In 2024, employees put in $1.46 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 194 to 167 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$14,203,742
Participants with balances171
Active participants167
Employer contributions$304,282
Employee contributions$442,991
Employer contribution per active participant$1,822
Average account balance$83,063
Benefits paid to participants$777,891
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorHUNGERFORD
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$14.2M · 171 accts · $304K emplr
2023$13.1M · 183 accts · $310K emplr
2022$10.5M · 175 accts · $289K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$45,968
Total administrative$45,968
The Sietsema Farms Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,822
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,822 per active participant
2023$1,540 per active participant
2022$1,487 per active participant

Sietsema Farms 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.

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Service providers · 20241
WINTRUST PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY · Recordkeeping · Custodial (securities)$45,968

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024WINTRUST PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY
2023MACATAWA BANK

This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left Sietsema Farms Inc. before a switch, your account may sit at the earlier firm or in a rollover IRA. Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024$45,968 · 0.34%
2023$31,045 · 0.26%
2022$42,384 · 0.35%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 383001620 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.