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Donald Automotive Group, LLC401(k)

DONALD AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, LLC 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · MATTHEWS, NC · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.14%

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

Donald Automotive Group, LLC reported $5,947 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.14% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $3,971 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 0.14% to 0.53%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,492nd of 2,005), and 3,854th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2023, employees put in $1.82 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 103 to 59 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,677,928
Participants with balances100
Active participants59
Employer contributions$234,278
Employee contributions$425,825
Employer contribution per active participant$3,971
Average account balance$46,779
Benefits paid to participants$158,813
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorLONG CPA, PLLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$4.4M · 98 accts · $197K emplr
2023$4.7M · 100 accts · $234K emplr
2022$3.6M · 134 accts · $212K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$5,172
Investment management$775
Total administrative$5,947
The Donald Automotive Group, LLC 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$3,971
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$1,993 per active participant
2023$3,971 per active participant
2022$2,056 per active participant

Donald Automotive Group, LLC's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$5,172

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$24,031 · 0.53%
2023$5,947 · 0.14%
2022$5,314 · 0.14%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 203121760 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.