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The Specialty Mfg. Co.401(k)

THE SPECIALTY MFG. CO. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · SAINT PAUL, MN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.29%

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

The Specialty Mfg. Co. reported $149,650 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.29% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $12,126 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.29%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 461st-largest of 1,918 plans among Minnesota employers on file, and the 2,976th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, the employer put in $3.82 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$54,028,190
Participants with balances235
Active participants224
Employer contributions$2,716,318
Employee contributions$710,285
Employer contribution per active participant$12,126
Average account balance$229,907
Benefits paid to participants$5,538,203
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorOLSEN THIELEN & CO., LTD.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$54.0M · 235 accts · $2.7M emplr
2023$49.2M · 250 accts · $2.6M emplr
2022$47.6M · 244 accts · $3.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$149,650
Total administrative$149,650
The The Specialty Mfg. Co. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$12,126
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$12,126 per active participant
2023$11,411 per active participant
2022$12,432 per active participant

The Specialty Mfg. Co.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$149,650
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, 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$149,650 · 0.29%
2023$136,813 · 0.28%
2022$123,390 · 0.28%
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Innovance, Inc. MN$54.8M · 0.01%
Sje-Rhombus MN$53.7M · 0.17%
Skyline Displays, LLC MN$52.8M · 0.22%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 410673819 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.