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Nexus Cooperative401(k)

THE RESTATED THRIFT/PROFIT SHARING PLAN FOR COOPERATIVES · CHARLES CITY, IA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.20%

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

Nexus Cooperative reported $45,541 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.20% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $761 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 0.17% to 0.20%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is the 284th-largest of 878 plans among Iowa employers on file, and the 155th of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing. In 2024, employees put in $5.60 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 128 to 246 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$31,358,814
Participants with balances353
Active participants246
Employer contributions$187,217
Employee contributions$1,047,494
Employer contribution per active participant$761
Average account balance$88,835
Benefits paid to participants$2,075,963
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$31.4M · 353 accts · $187K emplr
2023$14.6M · 198 accts · $58K emplr
2022$13.8M · 191 accts · $78K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$34,971
Investment management$10,570
Total administrative$45,541
The Nexus Cooperative 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$761
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$761 per active participant
2023$438 per active participant
2022$610 per active participant

Nexus Cooperative's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20247
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$22,011
ASSOCIATED BENEFITS CORPORATION · Plan administrator$12,960
EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES, LLC · Investment advisory (participants)$10,570
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO · Custodial (securities)indirect comp
DST ASSET MANAGER SOLUTIONS, INC. · Custodial (securities)indirect comp
WELLINGTON TRUST CO., NA · Custodial (securities)indirect comp
MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT · Investment advisory (participants)indirect comp

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$45,541 · 0.20%
2023$25,764 · 0.18%
2022$26,039 · 0.17%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 420243960 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.