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Ernest Spencer Metals, Inc.401(k)

ERNEST SPENCER METALS, INC. SALARY SAVINGS PLAN · MERIDEN, KS · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.52%

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

Ernest Spencer Metals, Inc. reported $61,179 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.52% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $548 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 1.52%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Kansas (672nd of 828), and 4,131st of 5,337 in construction. In 2024, employees put in $4.97 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 140 to 159 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,342,913
Participants with balances156
Active participants159
Employer contributions$87,134
Employee contributions$433,057
Employer contribution per active participant$548
Average account balance$27,839
Benefits paid to participants$300,520
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorSSC CPAS, P.A.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$4.3M · 156 accts · $87K emplr
2023$3.7M · 145 accts · $72K emplr
2022$3.0M · 126 accts · $68K emplr
The Ernest Spencer Metals, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$548
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$548 per active participant
2023$466 per active participant
2022$483 per active participant

Ernest Spencer Metals, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $1,313 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 · 20246
CHANGE PATH LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$19,743
SUMMERS SPENCER & COMPANY, PA · Accounting / audit$12,250
ERP NATIONAL LLC · Contract administrator$8,836
CREATIVE PLANNING LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$3,949
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$2,032

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$61,179 · 1.52%
2023$50,636 · 1.51%
2022$48,948 · 1.53%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 481134102 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.