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Herald Office Supply, Inc.401(k)

HERALD GROUP OF EMPLOYEES PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST · DILLON, SC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.91%

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

Herald Office Supply, Inc. reported $72,871 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.91% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $250 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 0.72% to 0.91%. 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 South Carolina (473rd of 807), and 3,008th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $6.56 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 173 to 136 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$8,126,186
Participants with balances97
Active participants136
Employer contributions$33,998
Employee contributions$222,866
Employer contribution per active participant$250
Average account balance$83,775
Benefits paid to participants$809,386
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMUNN & ASSOCIATES, PC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$8.1M · 97 accts · $34K emplr
2023$7.9M · 106 accts · $32K emplr
2022$7.2M · 107 accts · $36K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$17,444
Investment management$23,629
Audit (IQPA)$31,798
Total administrative$72,871
The Herald Office Supply, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$250
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$250 per active participant
2023$220 per active participant
2022$208 per active participant

Herald Office Supply, 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 · 20243
MUNN & ASSOCIATES, PC · Accounting / audit$31,800
FIRST CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST CO · Investment advisory (plan)$23,622
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$17,444

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$72,871 · 0.91%
2023$39,648 · 0.52%
2022$56,376 · 0.72%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 570782942 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.