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Stephens and Smith ConstructionESOP

STEPHENS & SMITH CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN · LINCOLN, NE · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.25%

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

Stephens and Smith Construction reported $58,287 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.25% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $7,146 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 0.14% to 0.25%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is the 211th-largest of 565 plans among Nebraska employers on file, and the 1,720th of 5,337 in construction. active participation has grown from 154 to 178 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$25,317,430
Participants with balances231
Active participants178
Employer contributions$1,272,000
Employee contributions—
Employer contribution per active participant$7,146
Average account balance$109,599
Benefits paid to participants$911,891
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBUCKLEY & SITZMAN LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$25.3M · 231 accts · $1.3M emplr
2023$21.6M · 228 accts · $1.2M emplr
2022$20.6M · 190 accts · $1.2M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$8,787
Investment management$26,000
Audit (IQPA)$9,750
Total administrative$58,287
Employer contributions to the Stephens and Smith Construction plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$7,146
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$7,146 per active participant
2023$6,218 per active participant
2022$7,792 per active participant

Stephens and Smith Construction's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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.

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 · 20245
FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK & TRUST · Claims processing · Recordkeeping$27,083
UNION BANK & TRUST COMPANY · Claims processing · Recordkeeping$8,887
STERN BROTHERS · Valuation$13,750
BUCKLEY & SITZMAN, LLP · Valuation$9,750
GREATBANC · Trustee · Trustee (directed)$5,167

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK & TRUST, July Business Services, UNION BANK & TRUST COMPANY
2023DIGITAL RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS, INC., FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK & TRUST, July Business Services, UNION BANK & TRUST COMPANY

This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left Stephens and Smith Construction 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$58,287 · 0.25%
2023$55,035 · 0.26%
2022$27,865 · 0.14%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 470558429 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.