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Western Beef Retail, Inc401(k)

WESTERN BEEF RETAIL, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · RIDGEWOOD, NY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.22%

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

Western Beef Retail, Inc reported $60,624 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.22% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $182 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 0.22%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 2,029th-largest of 5,648 plans among New York employers on file, and the 1,083rd of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $2.94 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,265 to 2,038 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$28,448,014
Participants with balances769
Active participants2,038
Employer contributions$369,974
Employee contributions$1,086,925
Employer contribution per active participant$182
Average account balance$36,994
Benefits paid to participants$1,757,292
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorPLANCHEC(K) CPAS
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$28.4M · 769 accts · $370K emplr
2023$25.8M · 1,000 accts · $402K emplr
2022$22.8M · 1,000 accts · $296K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$60,624
Total administrative$60,624
The Western Beef Retail, Inc 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$182
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$182 per active participant
2023$318 per active participant
2022$234 per active participant

Western Beef Retail, Inc'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 · 20242
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY · Investment advisory (plan)$49,101
PENTEGRA SERVICES INC · Contract administrator$43,802

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$60,624 · 0.22%
2023$58,844 · 0.24%
2022$54,959 · 0.21%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 112778081 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.