Carter Duncan LP401(k)
SEYMOUR DUNCAN 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · SANTA BARBARA, CA · plan year 2023
Peer grade: C+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works
Carter Duncan LP reported $30,530 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.49% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $385 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 0.53% to 0.46%. 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 California (6,526th of 9,483), and 10,475th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2023, employees put in $7.13 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 112 to 96 since 2022.
Carter Duncan LP'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.
Annual cost at the plan's reported 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.
Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 953621511 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.