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The Wells Companies401(k)

WELLS CONCRETE PRODUCTS COMPANY PROFIT SHARING 401(K) AND LABORERS UNION SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN · ALBANY, MN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.08%

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

The Wells Companies reported $75,454 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.08% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,311 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 0.09% to 0.08%. 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 262nd-largest of 1,918 plans among Minnesota employers on file, and the 1,797th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $2.39 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,070 to 2,296 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$107,992,323
Participants with balances2,348
Active participants2,296
Employer contributions$3,010,852
Employee contributions$7,181,792
Employer contribution per active participant$1,311
Average account balance$45,993
Benefits paid to participants$8,279,390
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$108.0M · 2,348 accts · $3.0M emplr
2023$83.4M · 1,480 accts · $1.9M emplr
2022$71.8M · 1,484 accts · $2.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$75,454
Total administrative$75,454
The The Wells Companies 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,311
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$1,311 per active participant
2023$1,868 per active participant
2022$1,842 per active participant

The Wells Companies's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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 · 20241
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$75,454

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$75,454 · 0.08%
2023$73,981 · 0.10%
2022$60,513 · 0.09%
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Wenger Corporation MN$108.4M · 0.09%
Ergotron, Inc. MN$106.9M · 0.21%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 272789430 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.