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West Star Aviation, LLC West Star Aviation401(k)

WEST STAR AVIATION, LLC 401(K) PLAN · EAST ALTON, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.26%

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

West Star Aviation, LLC West Star Aviation reported $296,363 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.26% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,479 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 0.26%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other transportation & warehousing employers. By assets it is the 473rd-largest of 3,702 plans among Illinois employers on file, and the 204th of 2,677 in transportation & warehousing. In 2024, employees put in $2.30 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,645 to 1,985 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$126,296,263
Participants with balances2,137
Active participants1,985
Employer contributions$4,919,901
Employee contributions$11,296,368
Employer contribution per active participant$2,479
Average account balance$59,100
Benefits paid to participants$10,365,734
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$126.3M · 2,137 accts · $4.9M emplr
2023$105.1M · 1,957 accts · $4.2M emplr
2022$82.6M · 1,783 accts · $3.7M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$296,363
Total administrative$296,363
The West Star Aviation, LLC West Star Aviation 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,479
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$2,479 per active participant
2023$2,333 per active participant
2022$2,230 per active participant

West Star Aviation, LLC West Star Aviation's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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 · 20244
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$296,363
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS FIN NETWORK · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp
MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L · Investment advisory (participants)indirect comp
WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)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$296,363 · 0.26%
2023$243,809 · 0.26%
2022$214,150 · 0.25%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 841056824 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.