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Darnall, Sikes & Frederick401(k)

DARNALL, SIKES & FREDERICK 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · LAFAYETTE, LA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.31%

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

Darnall, Sikes & Frederick reported $78,938 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.31% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,840 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 0.29% to 0.31%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 200th-largest of 884 plans among Louisiana employers on file, and the 4,483rd of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $4.31 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$27,111,099
Participants with balances136
Active participants137
Employer contributions$252,104
Employee contributions$1,086,327
Employer contribution per active participant$1,840
Average account balance$199,346
Benefits paid to participants$447,335
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorOESTRIECHER & COMPANY
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$27.1M · 136 accts · $252K emplr
2023$23.4M · 130 accts · $213K emplr
2022$19.6M · 125 accts · $197K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$34,084
Investment management$44,554
Total administrative$78,938
The Darnall, Sikes & Frederick 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,840
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,840 per active participant
2023$1,691 per active participant
2022$1,480 per active participant

Darnall, Sikes & Frederick's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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.

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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 · 20241
NATIONWIDE · Recordkeeping · Custodial (securities)$78,688

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Nationwide
2023Nationwide

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Administrative cost history3
2024$78,938 · 0.31%
2023$62,944 · 0.29%
2022$60,951 · 0.29%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 720738838 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.