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Ingles Markets, Incorporated401(k)

INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED INVESTMENT/ PROFIT SHARING PLAN · BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.13%

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

Ingles Markets, Incorporated reported $242,789 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.13% of average plan assets, below the peer median. 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 0.12% to 0.13%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 123rd-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 217th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $2.27 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 14,843 to 18,006 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$196,775,220
Participants with balances4,361
Active participants18,006
Employer contributions$5,829,557
Employee contributions$13,212,542
Employer contribution per active participant$324
Average account balance$45,122
Benefits paid to participants$20,987,174
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$196.8M · 4,361 accts · $5.8M emplr
2023$181.9M · 4,230 accts · $6.0M emplr
2022$161.4M · 3,825 accts · $5.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$242,789
Total administrative$242,789
The Ingles Markets, Incorporated 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$324
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$324 per active participant
2023$343 per active participant
2022$337 per active participant

Ingles Markets, Incorporated's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$148,742

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$242,789 · 0.13%
2023$216,119 · 0.13%
2022$209,011 · 0.12%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 560846267 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.