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Valence Media, LLC.401(k)

VALENCE MEDIA, LLC 401(K) PLAN · BEVERLY HILLS, CA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.34%

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

Valence Media, LLC. reported $137,823 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.34% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $7,614 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.

The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 2,333rd-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 887th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2023, employees put in $4.61 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$35,756,889
Participants with balances503
Active participants26
Employer contributions$197,951
Employee contributions$911,582
Employer contribution per active participant$7,614
Average account balance$71,087
Benefits paid to participants$8,103,896
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorFGMK, LLC
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$45,883
Investment management$58,326
Audit (IQPA)$33,614
Total administrative$137,823
The Valence Media, LLC. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$7,614
Median for plans this size$2,440

Valence Media, 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 · 20233
FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$58,326
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$45,885
FGMK, LLC · Accounting / audit$33,614

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

Administrative cost history1
2023$137,823 · 0.34%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 843690657 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.