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Harris Freeman-Southern Tea401(k)

SOUTHERN TEA, LLC BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES 401(K) PENSION PLAN · MARIETTA, GA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.78%

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

Harris Freeman-Southern Tea reported $33,640 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.78% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $541 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 0.78%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Georgia (1,657th of 2,160), and 11,409th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.45 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 136 to 197 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,618,582
Participants with balances163
Active participants197
Employer contributions$106,613
Employee contributions$154,546
Employer contribution per active participant$541
Average account balance$28,335
Benefits paid to participants$250,013
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorJMK CPA PARTNERS LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$4.6M · 163 accts · $107K emplr
2023$4.0M · 138 accts · $98K emplr
2022$3.3M · 133 accts · $84K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$32,920
Investment management$720
Total administrative$33,640
The Harris Freeman-Southern Tea 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$541
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$541 per active participant
2023$728 per active participant
2022$620 per active participant

Harris Freeman-Southern Tea'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 · 20241
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$32,920

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$33,640 · 0.78%
2023$28,563 · 0.78%
2022$30,178 · 0.81%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 760701392 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.