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West Central Steel, Inc401(k)

CONSOLIDATED 401(K) AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN · WILLMAR, MN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.09%

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

West Central Steel, Inc reported $18,193 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.09% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $5,523 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.09%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is the 881st-largest of 1,918 plans among Minnesota employers on file, and the 1,859th of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2024, the employer put in $1.07 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$20,466,690
Participants with balances173
Active participants136
Employer contributions$751,067
Employee contributions$700,805
Employer contribution per active participant$5,523
Average account balance$118,305
Benefits paid to participants$1,647,965
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$20.5M · 173 accts · $751K emplr
2023$18.4M · 169 accts · $766K emplr
2022$16.9M · 163 accts · $165K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$1,946
Investment management$16,247
Total administrative$18,193
The West Central Steel, Inc 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,523
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$5,523 per active participant
2023$6,079 per active participant
2022$1,332 per active participant

West Central Steel, Inc's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$16,247
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$1,946

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$18,193 · 0.09%
2023$19,819 · 0.11%
2022$18,258 · 0.10%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 410845463 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.