How big is NS Brands, Ltd.'s plan?

NS Brands, Ltd.'s plan reported $10.7M in assets and 111 participants for 2024.

Original filing (PDF)20251014133536NAL0003044129001

NS Brands, Ltd.

Name: NS Brands, Ltd. — Naturesweet 401(k) Plan, Form 5500 (2024)
Creator: NS Brands, Ltd.
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Form 5500

FILING_RECEIVED

Naturesweet 401(k) Plan

401(k) retirement plan · NS Brands, Ltd.'s Naturesweet 401(k) Plan held $10.7M in plan assets for 111 participants in 2024, with Empower as recordkeeper.

Signals · 1

~79 bps in Sched C fees

Active participants

111

Accounts w/ balance

152

Plan assets (EOY)

$10.7M

Net assets (EOY)

$10.7M

People on this filing

Michelle Ragan signed NS Brands, Ltd.'s 2024 Form 5500 as plan administrator.

Michelle Ragan — Plan Administrator — Form 5500 signer

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Plan identifiers

NS Brands, Ltd.'s EIN is 23-2600114.

EIN 23-2600114

Plan number 001

Plan year 2024

ACK ID 20251014133536NAL0003044129001

Official Form 5500 document

Download the official 2024 Form 5500 (PDF) for NS Brands, Ltd. from the U.S. Department of Labor's EFAST2 system.

Download the official 2024 Form 5500 (PDF)

Plan features

NS Brands, Ltd.'s plan includes profit-sharing, ERISA 404(c) participant direction, a 401(k) feature, automatic enrollment, a default investment (QDIA).

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How this plan invests

This plan

1 pooled trust

Schedule D

25 securities

funds · stocks · CUSIPs

Holdings are itemized directly on this plan's Schedule of Assets, below.

Plan health score

Above-average plan

Directional indicator from public Form 5500 data — compliance & integrity, total plan cost, participant health and vendor stack, benchmarked against same-size peers. Not a fiduciary tool.

Compliance & integrity

100

Total plan cost

Plan health

Vendor & structure

100

Knocking points off

Total administrative cost in the bottom quartile of peers (8th percentile).

Plan sponsor

Name

NS BRANDS, LTD

EIN

all filings

Address

2338 NORTH LOOP 1604 WEST · SUITE 200 · SAN ANTONIO, TX · 78248

Phone

(800) 767-6789

Industry

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting

Plan administrator

Name

FIDUCIARY CONSULTING GROUP, INC.

EIN

20-2807852

City

MURFREESBORO, TN

Phone

(615) 848-0015

Plan characteristics

Plan number

001

Plan year

2024

Plan year begin

2024-01-01

Tax period

2024-12-31

Filed

2025-10-14

Pension benefit codes

2E · Profit-sharing

2F · ERISA section 404(c)

2G · Total participant-directed accounts

2J · 401(k) feature

2K · 401(m) arrangement

2S · Automatic enrollment

2T · Default investment account (QDIA)

3D · Pre-approved plan (master / prototype / VS)

Service providers (Schedule C)

3 rows

Recordkeeper

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp
EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY O	—	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	RECORDKEEPER	$27K	—

Advisor / Consultant

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp
MORGAN STANLEY	—	NEW YORK, NY	INVESTMENT ADVISOR	$25K	—

Investments

25 direct securities · 1 pooled fund· $10.6M(99% of reported assets)

Rows tagged as a trust or pooled fund hold many underlying securities. Click one to drill into its own Schedule of Assets — where the individual funds, shares, and CUSIPs live.

Other securities

$8.3M

16 holdings

Common Collective Trusts

$1.3M

2 holdings

Mutual Funds

$762K

7 holdings

Common Collective Trust

$183K

1 holding

					% of plan
American Century One Choice 2035 R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$2.3M	21.5%
American Century One Choice 2040 R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$1.4M	12.9%
American Century One Choice 2045 R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$1.3M	11.9%
Fidelity 500 Index Mutual Fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$973K	9.1%
American Century One Choice 2050 R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$845K	7.9%
AB Large Cap Growth Z Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$681K	6.4%
American Century One Choice 2030 R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$599K	5.6%
American Century One Choice 2055 R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$525K	4.9%
Invesco Equally -WTD S&P 500 R6 Mutual Fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$302K	2.8%
American Funds American Balanced R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$301K	2.8%
Voya Intermediate Bond R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$227K	2.1%
PUTNAM STABLE VALUE FUND PUTNAM INVESTMENTS · EIN 04-3159710 / PN 202	Common Collective Trust	—	—	$183K	1.7%
American Century One Choice 2025 R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$168K	1.6%
Fidelity Mid Cap Index Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$144K	1.4%
American Century One Choice 2060 R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$115K	1.1%
Fidelity International Index Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$105K	1.0%
Goldman Sachs GQG Partners International R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$87K	0.8%
Putnam Large Cap Value R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$84K	0.8%
AB Global Bond Adv Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$70K	0.7%
Janus Henderson Enterpirse N Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$61K	0.6%
Invesco Developing Markets R6 Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$54K	0.5%
Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$32K	0.3%
Cohen & Steers Institutional Realty Shares Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$19K	0.2%
American Century One Choice in Retirement R6 Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$17K	0.2%
Blackrock High Yeld Bond Portfoloi K Mutual Fund	Other securities	—	—	$16K	0.1%
Janus Henderson Venture I Mutual Fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$13K	0.1%