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Gsm Services, Inc.401(k)

GSM SERVICES, INC. 401(K) PLAN · GASTONIA, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
7.92%

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

Gsm Services, Inc. reported $481,744 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 7.92% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $324 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 0.22% to 7.92%. 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 North Carolina (1,335th of 2,005), and 3,666th of 5,337 in construction. In 2024, employees put in $5.44 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 187 to 273 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$6,508,160
Participants with balances141
Active participants273
Employer contributions$88,547
Employee contributions$481,422
Employer contribution per active participant$324
Average account balance$46,157
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
AuditorBUTLER & STOWE
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$6.5M · 141 accts · $89K emplr
2023$5.7M · 133 accts · $72K emplr
2022$4.5M · 119 accts · $65K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$12,265
Total administrative$481,744
The Gsm Services, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$324
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$324 per active participant
2023$332 per active participant
2022$346 per active participant

Gsm Services, 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
PENTEGRA RETIREMENT SERVICES · Recordkeeping$1,540
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION · Contract administrator$10,725

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Pentegra
2023Pentegra

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Administrative cost history3
2024$481,744 · 7.92%
2023$11,843 · 0.23%
2022$10,568 · 0.22%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 560883987 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.