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Darnel Inc401(k)

DARNEL, INC AND RELATED COMPANIES 401(K) PLAN · MONROE, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.72%

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

Darnel Inc reported $27,211 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.72% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,760 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 0.66% to 0.72%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,518th of 2,005), and 11,568th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.35 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 148 to 199 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,317,510
Participants with balances220
Active participants199
Employer contributions$350,141
Employee contributions$472,670
Employer contribution per active participant$1,760
Average account balance$19,625
Benefits paid to participants$289,086
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$4.3M · 220 accts · $350K emplr
2023$3.2M · 189 accts · $330K emplr
2022$2.7M · 172 accts · $217K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$9,250
Investment management$17,961
Total administrative$27,211
The Darnel Inc 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,760
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$1,760 per active participant
2023$1,710 per active participant
2022$1,463 per active participant

Darnel Inc's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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
KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES · Recordkeeping · Trustee$17,961
ADP, INC. · Loan processing · Recordkeeping$9,249
ADP BROKER-DEALER · Other servicesindirect comp

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024ADP, KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES
2023ADP, KESTRA ADVISORY SERVICES

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Administrative cost history3
2024$27,211 · 0.72%
2023$19,750 · 0.66%
2022$17,581 · 0.66%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 161761097 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.