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Thelen, Inc.401(k)

THELEN INC. 401K PLAN · BAY CITY, MI · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.41%

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

Thelen, Inc. reported $39,907 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.41% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,229 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 0.04% to 0.41%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Michigan (1,498th of 2,619), and the 2,517th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $3.09 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 105 to 138 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$10,633,712
Participants with balances152
Active participants138
Employer contributions$169,644
Employee contributions$523,575
Employer contribution per active participant$1,229
Average account balance$69,959
Benefits paid to participants$369,348
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorJANZ AND KNIGHT CPA
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$10.6M · 152 accts · $170K emplr
2023$9.0M · 141 accts · $168K emplr
2022$7.7M · 136 accts · $147K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$15,952
Investment management$23,955
Total administrative$39,907
The Thelen, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,229
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,229 per active participant
2023$1,329 per active participant
2022$1,400 per active participant

Thelen, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 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 · 20243
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Recordkeeping · Pension consulting$23,955
ADP, INC. · Recordkeeping$15,952
ADP BROKER-DEALER · Other servicesindirect comp

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024ADP, Bank of America / Merrill
2023ADP

This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left Thelen, Inc. before a switch, your account may sit at the earlier firm or in a rollover IRA. Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024$39,907 · 0.41%
2023$24,692 · 0.30%
2022$3,817 · 0.04%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 381737354 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.