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Sunwest Bank401(k)

SUNWEST BANK 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · IRVINE, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.64%

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

Sunwest Bank reported $130,113 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.64% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $4,606 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 0.38% to 0.64%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is the 3,296th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and 2,837th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, employees put in $2.12 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 225 to 273 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$22,903,632
Participants with balances360
Active participants273
Employer contributions$1,257,416
Employee contributions$2,665,234
Employer contribution per active participant$4,606
Average account balance$63,621
Benefits paid to participants$2,876,126
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$22.9M · 360 accts · $1.3M emplr
2023$17.9M · 346 accts · $1.1M emplr
2022$13.8M · 321 accts · $1.1M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$60,047
Investment management$70,066
Total administrative$130,113
The Sunwest Bank 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,606
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,606 per active participant
2023$4,249 per active participant
2022$4,793 per active participant

Sunwest Bank'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 · 20242
THE BALDWIN GROUP WEALTH ADVISORS, · Investment advisory (plan)$70,066
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$60,047

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$130,113 · 0.64%
2023$66,013 · 0.42%
2022$52,720 · 0.38%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 952630202 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.