Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

The Bretz Companies Inc.401(k)

THE BRETZ COMPANIES INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST · MISSOULA, MT · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.15%

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

The Bretz Companies Inc. reported $17,906 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.15% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,038 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.16% to 0.15%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 106th-largest of 229 plans among Montana employers on file, and the 2,142nd of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $3.68 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$12,959,629
Participants with balances181
Active participants268
Employer contributions$278,167
Employee contributions$1,022,623
Employer contribution per active participant$1,038
Average account balance$71,600
Benefits paid to participants$1,384,240
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorJCCS, P.C.
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$13.0M · 181 accts · $278K emplr
2023$11.7M · 179 accts · $301K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$375
Investment management$5,531
Audit (IQPA)$12,000
Total administrative$17,906
The The Bretz Companies Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,038
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,038 per active participant
2023$1,116 per active participant

The Bretz Companies Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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
JCCS, P.C · Accounting / audit$12,000
MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$5,531

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

Administrative cost history2
2024$17,906 · 0.15%
2023$16,885 · 0.16%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 874232408 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.