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Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc.401(k)

APPALACHIAN HARDWOOD 401(K) PLAN · HIGH POINT, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.73%

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

Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc. reported $242,727 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.73% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $403 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 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 1.12% to 0.73%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other other services employers. By assets it is the 496th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 622nd of 3,341 in other services. In 2024, employees put in $3.88 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,368 to 1,570 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$34,818,038
Participants with balances1,090
Active participants1,570
Employer contributions$633,395
Employee contributions$2,458,298
Employer contribution per active participant$403
Average account balance$31,943
Benefits paid to participants$3,725,850
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorTEMPLETON & CO
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$34.8M · 1,090 accts · $633K emplr
2023$31.3M · 1,009 accts · $522K emplr
2022$29.5M · 906 accts · $393K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$242,727
Total administrative$242,727
The Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$403
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$403 per active participant
2023$313 per active participant
2022$288 per active participant

Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20249
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC · Investment advisory (plan)$75,556
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC · Investment advisory (plan)$75,556
PINNACLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. · Contract administrator$67,490
APPALACHIAN HARDWOOD MANUFACTURERS$46,498
NPPG FIDUCIARY SERVICES LLC$16,425
NPPG FIDUCIARY SERVICES INC$16,425
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$1,152

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$242,727 · 0.73%
2023$186,536 · 0.61%
2022$349,494 · 1.12%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 310202520 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.