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Ats Operating, LLC401(k)

AMERICA'S THRIFT STORE 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN · BIRMINGHAM, AL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.55%

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

Ats Operating, LLC reported $53,867 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.55% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $48 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 rose from 1.34% to 1.55%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Alabama (693rd of 902), and 4,130th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $7.20 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 1,760 to 1,276 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$3,752,880
Participants with balances269
Active participants1,276
Employer contributions$61,066
Employee contributions$439,384
Employer contribution per active participant$48
Average account balance$13,951
Benefits paid to participants$300,057
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorLANDMARK PLC, CPA
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$3.8M · 269 accts · $61K emplr
2023$3.2M · 303 accts · $73K emplr
2022$2.6M · 253 accts · $68K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$31,457
Investment management$17,410
Audit (IQPA)$5,000
Total administrative$53,867
The Ats Operating, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$48
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$48 per active participant
2023$37 per active participant
2022$39 per active participant

Ats Operating, LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 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 · 20243
OSAIC WEALTH INC · Investment advisory (plan)$17,410
LANDMARK PLC CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOU · Accounting / audit$5,000

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$53,867 · 1.55%
2023$40,238 · 1.37%
2022$35,897 · 1.34%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 630889019 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.