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Western Consolidated Co-Op401(k)

THE RESTATED THRIFT/PROFIT SHARING PLAN FOR COOPERATIVES · HOLLOWAY, MN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.08%

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

Western Consolidated Co-Op reported $12,724 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.08% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $6,988 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 fell from 0.09% to 0.08%. 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 among the smaller plans on file in Minnesota (996th of 1,918), and the 295th of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing. In 2024, employees put in $1.04 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 55 to 65 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$16,916,089
Participants with balances110
Active participants65
Employer contributions$454,240
Employee contributions$471,814
Employer contribution per active participant$6,988
Average account balance$153,783
Benefits paid to participants$151,210
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCARLSON SV CPAS & ADVISORS
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$16.9M · 110 accts · $454K emplr
2023$14.1M · 106 accts · $384K emplr
2022$11.6M · 103 accts · $360K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$8,231
Investment management$4,493
Total administrative$12,724
The Western Consolidated Co-Op 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$6,988
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$6,988 per active participant
2023$6,507 per active participant
2022$6,548 per active participant

Western Consolidated Co-Op'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 · 20245
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$6,192
MORNINGSTAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT · Investment advisory (participants)indirect comp
DST ASSET MANAGER SOLUTIONS, INC. · Custodial (securities)indirect comp
WELLINGTON TRUST CO., NA · Custodial (securities)indirect comp
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO · Custodial (securities)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$12,724 · 0.08%
2023$12,499 · 0.10%
2022$12,355 · 0.09%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 411451849 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.