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First Express, Inc.401(k)

FIRST EXPRESS 401(K) PLAN · NASHVILLE, TN · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.68%

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

First Express, Inc. reported $30,396 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.68% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $824 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 0.65% to 1.00%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other transportation & warehousing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Tennessee (1,074th of 1,496), and 1,642nd of 2,677 in transportation & warehousing. In 2023, employees put in $5.89 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 108 to 91 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,954,983
Participants with balances111
Active participants91
Employer contributions$75,000
Employee contributions$442,119
Employer contribution per active participant$824
Average account balance$44,639
Benefits paid to participants$322,584
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCARR RIGGS AND INGRAM
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$4.7M · 68 accts
2023$5.0M · 111 accts · $75K emplr
2022$4.0M · 117 accts · $100K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$30,396
Total administrative$30,396
The First Express, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$824
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$824 per active participant
2022$926 per active participant

First Express, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

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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$48,132 · 1.00%
2023$30,396 · 0.68%
2022$31,356 · 0.65%
Similar plansTransportation & Warehousing · Tennessee
McT Group, LLC TN$5.6M · 2.80%
Wepfer Marine, Inc. TN$5.6M · 0.64%
Jnj Express Inc. TN$5.2M · 1.02%
Nationwide Express, Inc. TN$4.9M · 0.27%
Empire Express, Inc. TN$4.7M · 0.42%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 621560314 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.