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Service provider · Schedule C, plan year 2024

BFSG LLC

Most often reported for investment advisory and management

Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances. Schedule C lists only providers a plan paid $5,000 or more, and is filed only by plans with 100 or more participants.

30plans naming this provider
76,206participant records in those plans
$1.3Mcompensation reported, direct and indirect
$35.79median reported per participant30 plans with an amount

For plan year 2024, 30 retirement plans with 100 or more participants reported paying BFSG LLC $5,000 or more. Those plans cover 76,206 participant records, and the service most often reported is investment advisory and management.

Reported compensation from those plans, direct and indirect, totalled $1.3M. Per plan, the median was $35.79 per participant, with the middle half of plans between $14.50 and $96.77. These are amounts plans reported paying this organisation, not a price list: they depend on which services each plan buys and on how much is paid through fund expenses instead.

Its client plans are most numerous in California (26), Texas (2) and New Jersey (1).

In 2009 it appeared on 21 such filings; in 2024, 30. Yearly counts include every filing that names it, so they can run slightly above the number of plans with pages here, and name or EIN changes after mergers can break the series.

Reported compensation per plan

Across this provider's plans25th percentileMedian75th percentile
Compensation per participant$14.50$35.79$96.77
Compensation as a share of plan net assets0.01%0.03%0.05%

What each plan reported paying this organisation, not the plan's total cost. For reference, the median US defined contribution plan reported $123 per participant to all Schedule C providers combined.

Plans served by year

2009: 212010: 232011: 242012: 282013: 262014: 292015: 382016: 432017: 452018: 462019: 462020: 452021: 492022: 332023: 232024: 3021493020092012201620202024
Plans with 100+ participants naming this provider
2009: $971K2010: $975K2011: $841K2012: $1.1M2013: $961K2014: $929K2015: $1.3M2016: $1.7M2017: $1.6M2018: $1.6M2019: $1.5M2020: $1.9M2021: $1.9M2022: $1.2M2023: $999K2024: $1.3M$971K$1.9M$1.3M20092012201620202024
Compensation reported by those plans

Matched by employer identification number. A merger or a change of filing entity starts a new series, so a drop to zero is not a loss of clients by itself.

By state

By plan size

Services reported

Investment advisory (plan)12
Investment management10
Consulting (general)8
Consulting (pension)2

Largest plans naming this provider

PlanSponsorStateParticipantsNet assetsReported to this provider
Smart & Final 401(k) Savings PlanSmart & Final LLCCA16,798$387M$62K
Children's Health System of Texas 401(a) Employee Savings PlanChildren's Health System of TexasTX12,746$507M$13K
Ahmc Healthcare Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanGemw Healthcare Investment LPCA11,052$734M$69K
Cubic Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanCubic CorporationCA4,168$649M$60K
Emplicity 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanStaffpay, Inc.CA4,072$66.3M$39K
Azusa Pacific University Defined Contribution PlanAzusa Pacific UniversityCA3,997$314M$60K
Chapman University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanChapman UniversityCA3,425$269M$3,500
Chapman University Tax Deferred Annuity (Tda) Retirement PlanChapman UniversityCA3,132$304M$53K
Houlihan Lokey Retirement Savings PlanHoulihan LokeyCA2,746$396M$24K
Acco Savings and Investment PlanAcco Engineered Systems, Inc.CA2,156$289M$55K
Occidental College 403(b) Retirement PlanOccidental CollegeCA1,819$321M$35K
The Cathay General Bancorp 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanCathay General BancorpCA1,786$260M$290K
Owl Companies 401(k) PlanOwl CompaniesCA1,194$29.1M$12K
Mount Saint Mary's University 403(b) Retirement PLMount Saint Mary's UniversityCA1,123$124M$53K
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanKnobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLPCA968$363M$50K
Arete Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanArete AssociatesCA643$194M$65K
Weber Distribution, LLC 401(k) PlanWeber Distribution, LLCCA559$18.7M$23K
The Master's University and Seminary DC Retirement PlanThe Master's University and SeminaryCA533$49.0M$15K
Edison Properties, LLC 401(k) PlanEdison Properties, LLCNJ508$58.3M$25K
Martin/martin, Inc. 401(k) PlanMartin/martin, Inc.CO464$90.1M$6,875
Canyon Partners, L.L.C. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanCanyon Partners, L.L.C.TX344$95.2M$25K
Blanchard Training & Development Inc. 401(k) PlanBlanchard Training & Development Inc.CA308$65.3M$35K
Mbku 401(a) Retirement PlanMarshall B. Ketchum UniversityCA293$30.6M$11K
Tourism Holdings USA, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanEl Monte Rents, Inc.CA278$10.2M$23K
Nossaman LLP Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings PlanNossaman LLPCA278$120M$45K
Scufcw Joint Benefit Funds 401(k) PlanScufcw Joint Benfit Funds LLCCA204$10.1M$24K
WNC & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanWNC & Associates, Inc.CA181$32.4M$36K
Nossaman LLP Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Plan IINossaman LLPCA165$66.7M$5,500
John a. Martin & Associates 401(k) PlanJohn a. Martin Structural Engineers DBA John a. Martin & AssociatesCA144$38.2M$18K
GBC International Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanGBC International BankCA122$16.6M$30K

Questions and answers

How many plans does BFSG LLC serve?

30 plans with 100 or more participants named it on Schedule C for plan year 2024. Plans that paid it under $5,000, small plans that file Form 5500-SF, and plans whose filings spell its name without an EIN under a different form are not counted.

What do plans pay BFSG LLC?

The median plan reported $35.79 per participant in direct and indirect compensation (30 plans reporting an amount), or 0.03% of plan net assets. Eligible indirect compensation disclosed to the plan by formula is not reported as a dollar amount, so many filings understate what a provider receives.

What services are reported?

The service codes most often attached to it are Investment advisory (plan) (12 plans), Investment management (10 plans), Consulting (general) (8 plans) and Consulting (pension) (2 plans).

Where does this come from?

Schedule C of Form 5500, Part I line 2, from the EBSA research files with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Individuals named on Schedule C are excluded from this site.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, Schedule C Part I line 2, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Rows are grouped by the provider's EIN as entered by each plan; rows without an EIN join the EIN most often filed under the same name. Providers named on fewer than 25 plans have no page. See the methodology and corrections.