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Cato Corporation401(k)

THE CATO CORPORATION 401(K)/PROFIT SHARING PLAN · CHARLOTTE, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.07%

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

Cato Corporation reported $52,950 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.07% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $394 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 0.09% to 0.07%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 280th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 486th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $2.15 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$72,880,291
Participants with balances1,612
Active participants2,792
Employer contributions$1,099,121
Employee contributions$2,367,087
Employer contribution per active participant$394
Average account balance$45,211
Benefits paid to participants$10,854,407
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$72.9M · 1,612 accts · $1.1M emplr
2023$70.5M · 1,680 accts · $1.2M emplr
2022$62.9M · 1,729 accts · $1.2M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$17,950
Investment management$35,000
Total administrative$52,950
The Cato Corporation 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$394
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$394 per active participant
2023$448 per active participant
2022$442 per active participant

Cato Corporation's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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 · 20242
KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES %NFP · Investment advisory (participants)$35,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$17,950

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$52,950 · 0.07%
2023$38,386 · 0.06%
2022$61,690 · 0.09%
All plans at this employer2
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 560484485 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.