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Synergy Contracting, L.L.C.401(k)

SYNERGY CONTRACTING, LLC 401(K) PLAN · DES MOINES, IA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.52%

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

Synergy Contracting, L.L.C. reported $31,223 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.52% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,539 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 1.23% to 1.52%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Iowa (800th of 878), and 4,806th of 5,337 in construction. In 2024, employees put in $1.67 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 138 to 101 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$2,070,435
Participants with balances88
Active participants101
Employer contributions$155,403
Employee contributions$259,617
Employer contribution per active participant$1,539
Average account balance$23,528
Benefits paid to participants$633,181
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$2.1M · 88 accts · $155K emplr
2023$2.0M · 134 accts · $252K emplr
2022$1.3M · 104 accts · $246K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$31,223
Total administrative$31,223
The Synergy Contracting, L.L.C. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,539
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,539 per active participant
2023$3,184 per active participant
2022$1,785 per active participant

Synergy Contracting, L.L.C.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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 · 20244
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$26,152
PACO INC. · Contract administrator · Other services$5,069
COY, JOSEPH S. · Other servicesindirect comp
WILSHIRE ADVISORS, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect 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$31,223 · 1.52%
2023$22,137 · 1.31%
2022$13,275 · 1.23%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 800075006 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.