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Kellex Corporation (dba Kellex Seating)401(k)

KELLEX CORPORATION 401(K) PLAN · VALDESE, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.82%

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

Kellex Corporation (dba Kellex Seating) reported $67,780 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.82% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $436 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 1.66% to 1.82%. 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 North Carolina (1,568th of 2,005), and 4,066th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $4.82 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 257 to 228 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$3,952,657
Participants with balances163
Active participants228
Employer contributions$99,430
Employee contributions$479,722
Employer contribution per active participant$436
Average account balance$24,249
Benefits paid to participants$446,546
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorDAVIDSON, HOLLAND, WHITESELL & CO.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$4.0M · 163 accts · $99K emplr
2023$3.5M · 173 accts · $114K emplr
2022$2.6M · 176 accts · $93K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$67,780
Total administrative$67,780
The Kellex Corporation (dba Kellex Seating) 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$436
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$436 per active participant
2023$466 per active participant
2022$361 per active participant

Kellex Corporation (dba Kellex Seating)'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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$67,779
PRINCIPAL SECURITIES INC · Other servicesindirect comp
WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

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$67,780 · 1.82%
2023$54,510 · 1.77%
2022$44,628 · 1.66%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 341778548 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.