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The Beverage Works New York, Inc.401(k)

THE BEVERAGE WORKS 401(K) PLAN · WALL, NJ · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.64%

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

The Beverage Works New York, Inc. reported $31,310 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.64% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,530 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 0.61% to 2.56%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in New Jersey (1,857th of 2,419), and 11,079th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2023, employees put in $1.24 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 102 to 90 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,235,773
Participants with balances114
Active participants90
Employer contributions$227,673
Employee contributions$282,141
Employer contribution per active participant$2,530
Average account balance$45,928
Benefits paid to participants$555,835
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCITRIN COOPERMAN & COMPANY, LLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$1.0M · 95 accts · $226K emplr
2023$5.2M · 114 accts · $228K emplr
2022$4.6M · 99 accts · $276K emplr
The The Beverage Works New York, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,530
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$2,530 per active participant
2022$2,707 per active participant

The Beverage Works New York, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20233
MERRILL LYNCH · Investment advisory (plan)$22,273
RED BANK PENSION SERVICES, INC. · Contract administrator$2,500

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$80,465 · 2.56%
2023$31,310 · 0.64%
2022$28,939 · 0.61%
All plans at this employer2
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 223715225 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.