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Duke Energy Corporation401(k) + ESOP (KSOP)

DUKE ENERGY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN · CHARLOTTE, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.05%

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

Duke Energy Corporation reported $5,183,000 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.05% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $9,486 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 0.05%. The plan sits in the over $1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,229 comparable plans and shown alongside other utilities employers. By assets it is the 3rd-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 2nd of 412 in utilities. In 2024, employees put in $1.34 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$11,269,744,000
Participants with balances34,836
Active participants26,616
Employer contributions$252,470,000
Employee contributions$338,468,000
Employer contribution per active participant$9,486
Average account balance$323,509
Benefits paid to participants$1,270,537,000
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$11.3B · 34,836 accts · $252.5M emplr
2023$10.4B · 35,588 accts · $246.3M emplr
2022$9.4B · 36,219 accts · $245.8M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$269,000
Investment management$4,914,000
Total administrative$5,183,000
The Duke Energy Corporation 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$9,486
Median for plans this size$5,259
2024$9,486 per active participant
2023$9,010 per active participant
2022$8,741 per active participant

Duke Energy Corporation's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $5,259 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20243
FINANCIAL ENGINES · Investment advisory (plan)$4,725,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$269,000
RUSSELL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC · Consulting$189,000

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$5,183,000 · 0.05%
2023$6,219,000 · 0.06%
2022$9,018,000 · 0.09%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 202777218 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.