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Utility Contracting Co., LLC401(k)

UTILITY CONTRACTING CO. PROFIT-SHARING RETIREMENT PLAN · SPARTA, MI · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.22%

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

Utility Contracting Co., LLC reported $30,568 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.22% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $10,123 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 rose from 0.16% to 0.22%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other utilities employers. By assets it is the 1,306th-largest of 2,619 plans among Michigan employers on file, and 292nd of 412 in utilities. In 2023, the employer put in $27.50 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$13,802,719
Participants with balances96
Active participants88
Employer contributions$890,863
Employee contributions$32,392
Employer contribution per active participant$10,123
Average account balance$143,778
Benefits paid to participants$2,298,278
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBAKER HOLTZ, PC
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$13.8M · 96 accts · $891K emplr
2022$13.8M · 106 accts · $972K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$6,444
Investment management$11,427
Total administrative$30,568
The Utility Contracting Co., LLC 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$10,123
Median for plans this size$2,440
2023$10,123 per active participant
2022$9,718 per active participant

Utility Contracting Co., LLC's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $2,440 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Pension consulting · Investment advisory (plan)$24,124
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$6,444

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

Administrative cost history2
2023$30,568 · 0.22%
2022$23,819 · 0.16%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 591215876 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.