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3FISH, Inc.401(k)

3FISH, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · GASTONIA, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.78%

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

3FISH, Inc. reported $36,987 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.78% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,829 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 rose from 0.55% to 0.79%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,444th of 2,005), and 11,082nd of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, the employer put in $1.28 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 83 to 101 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,232,025
Participants with balances131
Active participants101
Employer contributions$285,732
Employee contributions$222,738
Employer contribution per active participant$2,829
Average account balance$39,939
Benefits paid to participants$82,710
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorPARSONS, CPA PLLC
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$4.6M · 136 accts · $173K emplr
2024$5.2M · 131 accts · $286K emplr
2023$4.2M · 111 accts · $273K emplr
2022$3.2M · 161 accts · $270K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$11,347
Investment management$25,640
Total administrative$36,987
The 3FISH, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,829
Median for plans this size$1,313
2025$1,152 per active participant
2024$2,829 per active participant
2023$3,216 per active participant
2022$3,252 per active participant

3FISH, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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.

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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
JONES GREGG FINANCIAL LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$25,640

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history4
2025$38,726 · 0.79%
2024$36,987 · 0.78%
2023$30,082 · 0.81%
2022$18,252 · 0.55%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 562049643 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.