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Earthstone Operating, LLC401(k)

EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLC 401(K) PLAN · THE WOODLANDS, TX · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.34%

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

Earthstone Operating, LLC reported $46,886 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.34% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $8,918 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.

The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other mining, oil & gas extraction employers. By assets it is the 2,295th-largest of 5,688 plans among Texas employers on file, and 340th of 612 in mining, oil & gas extraction. In 2023, employees put in $1.31 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$16,413,038
Participants with balances210
Active participants205
Employer contributions$1,828,164
Employee contributions$2,400,019
Employer contribution per active participant$8,918
Average account balance$78,157
Benefits paid to participants$2,190,568
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCAUSEY DEMGEN & MOORE P.C.
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024— · $167K emplr
2023$16.4M · 210 accts · $1.8M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$46,886
Total administrative$46,886
The Earthstone Operating, LLC 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$8,918
Median for plans this size$2,440

Earthstone Operating, LLC's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $2,440 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.

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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
ADP, INC. · Loan processing · Recordkeeping$46,885
TD AMERITRADE, INC. · Securities brokerage$25

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
2023ADP

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Administrative cost history2
2024Not separately reported
2023$46,886 · 0.34%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 452620826 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.