Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

Affinity Southeast401(k)

AFFINITY SOUTHEAST 401(K) PLAN · CHARLOTTE, NC · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.59%

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

Affinity Southeast reported $53,352 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.59% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,638 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 4 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.59%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,126th of 2,005), and 2,952nd of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2023, employees put in $2.72 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$9,762,666
Participants with balances156
Active participants120
Employer contributions$316,540
Employee contributions$860,714
Employer contribution per active participant$2,638
Average account balance$62,581
Benefits paid to participants$1,662,867
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorPARSONS CPA, PLLC
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$9.3M · 165 accts · $336K emplr
2024$9.3M · 156 accts · $348K emplr
2023$9.8M · 156 accts · $317K emplr
2022$8.5M · 148 accts · $308K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$26,723
Investment management$26,629
Total administrative$53,352
The Affinity Southeast 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,638
Median for plans this size$1,308
2025$2,332 per active participant
2024$3,109 per active participant
2023$2,638 per active participant
2022$2,722 per active participant

Affinity Southeast's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20235
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$12,791
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$6,570
KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$6,221
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$2,548

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$54,560 · 0.59%
2024$61,662 · 0.65%
2023$53,352 · 0.59%
2022$57,119 · 0.58%
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Parrish Tire Company NC$10.9M · 0.56%
M. R. Williams, Inc. NC$10.8M · 0.36%
4C Holding, LLC NC$10.2M · 0.71%
Snyder Paper Corporation NC$9.6M · 0.25%
Carlton Group, Inc. NC$9.5M · 0.64%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 800587545 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.