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Carotek, Inc.401(k)

CAROTEK, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · MATTHEWS, NC · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.30%

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

Carotek, Inc. reported $70,159 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.30% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,445 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 0.31% to 0.25%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is the 634th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 1,573rd of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2023, employees put in $5.56 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$25,091,871
Participants with balances185
Active participants172
Employer contributions$248,547
Employee contributions$1,381,163
Employer contribution per active participant$1,445
Average account balance$135,632
Benefits paid to participants$2,521,155
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMELISSA G CRITCHER, CPA, PC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$24.0M · 191 accts · $265K emplr
2023$25.1M · 185 accts · $249K emplr
2022$22.2M · 194 accts · $236K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$49,271
Investment management$20,888
Total administrative$70,159
The Carotek, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,445
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$1,500 per active participant
2023$1,445 per active participant
2022$1,389 per active participant

Carotek, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 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
ASCENSUS LLC · Loan processing · Recordkeeping$49,271
ONE DIGITAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS · Investment advisory (plan)$17,914
NEXTCAPITAL GROUP, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$2,974

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

Recordkeeper by year2
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Administrative cost history3
2024$61,829 · 0.25%
2023$70,159 · 0.30%
2022$76,959 · 0.31%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 561712853 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.