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Highmark Companies401(k)

HIGHMARK COMPANIES 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST · CARY, NC · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.67%

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

Highmark Companies reported $46,120 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.67% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,644 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.47% to 0.67%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,281st of 2,005), and 8,927th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2023, employees put in $2.04 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$7,358,043
Participants with balances97
Active participants70
Employer contributions$185,072
Employee contributions$377,569
Employer contribution per active participant$2,644
Average account balance$75,856
Benefits paid to participants$732,540
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBERNARD ROBINSON & COMPANY, LLP
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$7.4M · 97 accts · $185K emplr
2022$6.4M · 105 accts · $179K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$19,300
Investment management$26,820
Total administrative$46,120
The Highmark Companies 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,644
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$2,644 per active participant
2022$2,455 per active participant

Highmark Companies's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
DAVENPORT & COMPANY LLC · Investment advisory (participants) · Investment advisory (plan)$26,820
NWPS · Loan processing$19,300

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

Administrative cost history2
2023$46,120 · 0.67%
2022$32,213 · 0.47%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 201838009 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.