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Vertex Education, LLC401(k)

VERTEX EDUCATION, LLC 401(K) PLAN · CHANDLER, AZ · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.34%

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

Vertex Education, LLC reported $36,733 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.34% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,766 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 fell from 0.46% to 0.34%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is the 494th-largest of 1,285 plans among Arizona employers on file, and 1,919th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.40 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 204 to 268 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$12,892,813
Participants with balances238
Active participants268
Employer contributions$1,009,215
Employee contributions$1,410,584
Employer contribution per active participant$3,766
Average account balance$54,171
Benefits paid to participants$1,498,926
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$12.9M · 238 accts · $1.0M emplr
2023$8.6M · 182 accts · $727K emplr
2022$6.9M · 174 accts · $610K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$27,858
Investment management$8,875
Total administrative$36,733
The Vertex Education, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,766
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,766 per active participant
2023$3,413 per active participant
2022$2,988 per active participant

Vertex Education, LLC'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 · 20243
LPL FINANCIAL · Investment advisory (plan)$8,875
MID-ATLANTIC PENSION SPECIALISTS, I · Contract administrator$3,123

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$36,733 · 0.34%
2023$29,356 · 0.38%
2022$32,105 · 0.46%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 455589598 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.