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Stanford Brothers, Inc dba Varsity Ford401(k)

VARSITY FORD 401K PLAN · ANN ARBOR, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.10%

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

Stanford Brothers, Inc dba Varsity Ford reported $24,301 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.10% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,565 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 0.099%. 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 849th-largest of 2,619 plans among Michigan employers on file, and the 1,134th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $5.21 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 147 to 175 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$26,863,937
Participants with balances183
Active participants175
Employer contributions$273,958
Employee contributions$1,426,916
Employer contribution per active participant$1,565
Average account balance$146,797
Benefits paid to participants$652,640
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorPLANTE & MORAN LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$26.9M · 183 accts · $274K emplr
2023$22.3M · 176 accts · $278K emplr
2022$20.0M · 178 accts · $270K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Investment management$37,680
Total administrative$24,301
The Stanford Brothers, Inc dba Varsity Ford 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,565
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,565 per active participant
2023$1,970 per active participant
2022$1,835 per active participant

Stanford Brothers, Inc dba Varsity Ford'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 · 20243
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$30,099
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$7,581
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processingindirect 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$24,301 · 0.10%
2023$23,183 · 0.11%
2022$21,697 · 0.10%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 382541590 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.