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Lionel, LLC401(k)

LIONEL, LLC RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN · CONCORD, NC · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.70%

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

Lionel, LLC reported $47,070 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.70% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,311 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 fell from 0.78% to 0.47%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,293rd of 2,005), and 10,109th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2023, employees put in $1.70 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$7,107,089
Participants with balances127
Active participants106
Employer contributions$244,974
Employee contributions$416,824
Employer contribution per active participant$2,311
Average account balance$55,961
Benefits paid to participants$721,311
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorRSM US LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$7.0M · 127 accts · $187K emplr
2023$7.1M · 127 accts · $245K emplr
2022$6.4M · 137 accts · $216K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$15,649
Investment management$31,421
Total administrative$47,070
The Lionel, LLC 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,311
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$1,453 per active participant
2023$2,311 per active participant
2022$1,862 per active participant

Lionel, LLC'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 · 20233
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$20,742
FIFTH THIRD BANK · Investment advisory (plan)$10,679

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$33,159 · 0.47%
2023$47,070 · 0.70%
2022$52,266 · 0.78%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 133850060 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.