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Valley Markets, Inc.401(k)

HUGO'S 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST · GRAND FORKS, ND · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.49%

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

Valley Markets, Inc. reported $85,264 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.49% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $305 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 0.42% to 0.50%. 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 128th-largest of 279 plans among North Dakota employers on file, and the 1,613th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2023, employees put in $2.88 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$18,084,079
Participants with balances274
Active participants672
Employer contributions$204,742
Employee contributions$589,969
Employer contribution per active participant$305
Average account balance$66,000
Benefits paid to participants$1,663,539
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBRADY MARTZ & ASSOCIATES
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$17.9M · 315 accts · $198K emplr
2023$18.1M · 274 accts · $205K emplr
2022$16.5M · 280 accts · $565K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$5,293
Investment management$12,217
Trustee / custodial$67,754
Total administrative$85,264
The Valley Markets, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$305
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$239 per active participant
2023$305 per active participant
2022$900 per active participant

Valley Markets, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
ALERUS FINANCIAL, N.A. · Recordkeeping · Trustee$73,047
ALERUS INVESTMENT ADVISORS$12,217

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Alerus
2023Alerus

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Administrative cost history3
2024$89,667 · 0.50%
2023$85,264 · 0.49%
2022$80,813 · 0.42%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 450273731 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.