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The Aagard Group, LLC401(k)

THE AAGARD GROUP, LLC 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · ALEXANDRIA, MN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.44%

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

The Aagard Group, LLC reported $99,400 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.44% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,307 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 fell from 0.54% to 0.44%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 767th-largest of 1,918 plans among Minnesota employers on file, and the 5,011th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $2.58 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 277 to 314 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$25,819,661
Participants with balances361
Active participants314
Employer contributions$1,038,362
Employee contributions$2,682,208
Employer contribution per active participant$3,307
Average account balance$71,523
Benefits paid to participants$481,747
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorWIPFLI LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$25.8M · 361 accts · $1.0M emplr
2023$19.5M · 345 accts · $896K emplr
2022$13.8M · 335 accts · $777K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$32,260
Investment management$67,140
Total administrative$99,400
The The Aagard Group, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,307
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,307 per active participant
2023$3,037 per active participant
2022$2,806 per active participant

The Aagard Group, LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran above 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 · 20242
ASCENSUS LLC · Recordkeeping$32,260
LPL FINANCIAL · Investment advisory (plan)$67,140

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

Recordkeeper by year2
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2023Ascensus

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Administrative cost history3
2024$99,400 · 0.44%
2023$82,544 · 0.50%
2022$76,688 · 0.54%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 411860765 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.