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Food Express, Inc.401(k)

FOOD EXPRESS, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · GREENSBORO, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.76%

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

Food Express, Inc. reported $34,710 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.76% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $376 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 0.76%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,486th of 2,005), and 3,822nd of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $10.19 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 95 to 146 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,776,818
Participants with balances211
Active participants146
Employer contributions$54,925
Employee contributions$559,936
Employer contribution per active participant$376
Average account balance$22,639
Benefits paid to participants$732,345
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$4.8M · 211 accts · $55K emplr
2023$4.4M · 182 accts · $75K emplr
2022$3.8M · 177 accts · $39K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$19,199
Investment management$15,511
Total administrative$34,710
The Food Express, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$376
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$376 per active participant
2023$673 per active participant
2022$415 per active participant

Food Express, 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 · 20242
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$19,199
MMA SECURITIES · Investment advisory (plan)$15,511

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$34,710 · 0.76%
2023$28,622 · 0.70%
2022$32,858 · 0.74%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 561472074 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.