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Globalstar Inc401(k)

THE SAVINGS PLAN OF GLOBALSTAR, INC. · COVINGTON, LA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.31%

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

Globalstar Inc reported $153,146 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.31% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,304 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 0.19% to 0.31%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other information & media employers. By assets it is the 115th-largest of 884 plans among Louisiana employers on file, and the 491st of 2,199 in information & media. In 2024, employees put in $3.52 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 245 to 302 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$53,329,290
Participants with balances370
Active participants302
Employer contributions$695,899
Employee contributions$2,452,665
Employer contribution per active participant$2,304
Average account balance$144,133
Benefits paid to participants$4,319,892
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$53.3M · 370 accts · $696K emplr
2023$46.5M · 359 accts · $510K emplr
2022$39.5M · 352 accts · $524K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$102,109
Investment management$51,037
Total administrative$153,146
The Globalstar Inc 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,304
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,304 per active participant
2023$1,946 per active participant
2022$2,137 per active participant

Globalstar Inc's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20243
MORGAN STANLEY · Investment advisory (plan)$49,615
ADVISED ASSETS GROUP, LLC · Investment management$1,422

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$153,146 · 0.31%
2023$158,397 · 0.37%
2022$78,882 · 0.19%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 412116508 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.