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American Hardwood Industries, LLC401(k)

AMERICAN HARDWOOD INDUSTRIES 401(K) PLAN · WAYNESBORO, VA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.41%

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

American Hardwood Industries, LLC reported $16,474 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.41% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $295 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 has held roughly steady near 0.336%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Virginia (1,907th of 2,266), and 11,684th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2023, employees put in $5.32 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,099,450
Participants with balances245
Active participants221
Employer contributions$65,221
Employee contributions$347,110
Employer contribution per active participant$295
Average account balance$16,732
Benefits paid to participants$735,435
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCHIAMPOU TRAVIS BESAW & KERSHNER
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$3.9M · 303 accts
2023$4.1M · 245 accts · $65K emplr
2022$3.9M · 236 accts · $79K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$4,831
Investment management$11,643
Total administrative$16,474
The American Hardwood Industries, LLC 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$295
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$295 per active participant
2022$339 per active participant

American Hardwood Industries, LLC's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 · 20232
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK · Investment advisory (plan)$11,642
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$4,831

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$13,411 · 0.34%
2023$16,474 · 0.41%
2022$14,491 · 0.34%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 205856281 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.