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Ascendtek, LLC401(k)

ASCENDTEK, LLC 401(K)PLAN · CHARLOTTE, NC · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.83%

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

Ascendtek, LLC reported $38,503 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.83% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,316 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.89% to 0.83%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,439th of 2,005), and 3,929th of 5,337 in construction. In 2023, employees put in $2.05 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,279,513
Participants with balances140
Active participants231
Employer contributions$303,983
Employee contributions$622,890
Employer contribution per active participant$1,316
Average account balance$37,711
Benefits paid to participants$351,831
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBDG-CPAS
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$5.3M · 140 accts · $304K emplr
2022$4.0M · 135 accts · $328K emplr
The Ascendtek, LLC 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,316
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$1,316 per active participant
2022$1,196 per active participant

Ascendtek, LLC's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 median for plans its size. 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 · 20233
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$25,103
CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SERVI$13,951
ALTIGRO PENSION SERVICES INC · Contract administrator$6,700

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

Administrative cost history2
2023$38,503 · 0.83%
2022$37,809 · 0.89%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 384122377 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.