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Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.401(k) + ESOP (KSOP)

THE 401(K) STOCK PURCHASE PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CULLEN/FROST BANKERS, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES · SAN ANTONIO, TX · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.05%

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

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. reported $539,266 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.05% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $5,033 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 0.03% to 0.05%. The plan sits in the over $1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,229 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is the 94th-largest of 5,688 plans among Texas employers on file, and the 148th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, employees put in $1.39 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 5,006 to 5,979 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$1,214,356,557
Participants with balances6,967
Active participants5,979
Employer contributions$30,092,879
Employee contributions$41,862,886
Employer contribution per active participant$5,033
Average account balance$174,301
Benefits paid to participants$98,292,225
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$1.2B · 6,967 accts · $30.1M emplr
2023$1.0B · 6,575 accts · $31.9M emplr
2022$983.9M · 6,065 accts · $27.7M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$472,138
Investment management$57,295
Total administrative$539,266
The Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,033
Median for plans this size$5,259
2024$5,033 per active participant
2023$5,728 per active participant
2022$5,533 per active participant

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $5,259 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20243
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$471,256
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$57,295
AON CONSULTING, INC. · Consulting$9,833

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$539,266 · 0.05%
2023$299,948 · 0.03%
2022$292,807 · 0.03%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 741751768 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.