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Waldemar S Nelson & Company, Inc401(k)

WALDEMAR S. NELSON & COMPANY, INC. 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN & TRUST · NEW ORLEANS, LA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.12%

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

Waldemar S Nelson & Company, Inc reported $120,219 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.12% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,511 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 0.12% to 0.19%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 9,317 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 65th-largest of 884 plans among Louisiana employers on file, and the 1,505th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2023, employees put in $3.55 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$100,010,355
Participants with balances336
Active participants227
Employer contributions$796,936
Employee contributions$2,827,780
Employer contribution per active participant$3,511
Average account balance$297,650
Benefits paid to participants$9,344,895
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorDUPLANTIER HRAPMANN HOGAN & MAHER
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$97.7M · 329 accts · $863K emplr
2023$100.0M · 336 accts · $797K emplr
2022$94.1M · 340 accts · $778K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$68,986
Investment management$45,000
Audit (IQPA)$226
Total administrative$120,219
The Waldemar S Nelson & Company, Inc 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$3,511
Median for plans this size$3,659
2024$3,871 per active participant
2023$3,511 per active participant
2022$3,536 per active participant

Waldemar S Nelson & Company, Inc's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $3,659 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

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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$188,848 · 0.19%
2023$120,219 · 0.12%
2022$119,041 · 0.12%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 720488863 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.