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The Wittern Group401(k)

THE WITTERN GROUP NON-BARGAINING 401(K) PLAN · CLIVE, IA · 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 Wittern Group reported $56,310 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.29% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,980 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 0.26% to 0.29%. 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 383rd-largest of 878 plans among Iowa employers on file, and the 5,759th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.99 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 177 to 197 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$20,923,322
Participants with balances229
Active participants197
Employer contributions$587,109
Employee contributions$1,166,681
Employer contribution per active participant$2,980
Average account balance$91,368
Benefits paid to participants$1,936,973
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$20.9M · 229 accts · $587K emplr
2023$18.5M · 211 accts · $513K emplr
2022$15.1M · 199 accts · $420K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$56,310
Total administrative$56,310
The The Wittern Group 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,980
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,980 per active participant
2023$2,698 per active participant
2022$2,373 per active participant

The Wittern Group'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 · 20244
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$56,309
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp
WELLTH ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp
MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L · Investment advisory (participants)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$56,310 · 0.29%
2023$47,310 · 0.28%
2022$45,881 · 0.26%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 421414494 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.