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Mariam, Inc. dba Darcars401(k)

DARCARS EMPLOYEES 401(K) PLAN · BETHESDA, MD · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.43%

Mariam, Inc. dba Darcars reported $211,292 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.43% of average plan assets, above the peer median. 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 0.39% to 0.43%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 313th-largest of 1,671 plans among Maryland employers on file, and the 638th of 5,215 in retail trade. active participation has grown from 1,386 to 1,578 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$51,275,332
Participants with balances1,667
Active participants1,578
Employer contributions—
Employee contributions$4,614,498
Employer contribution per active participant—
Average account balance$30,759
Benefits paid to participants$5,094,385
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCOUNCILOR, BUCHANAN & MITCHELL, PC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$51.3M · 1,667 accts
2023$47.2M · 1,509 accts
2022$42.2M · 1,580 accts · $2 emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$115,646
Investment management$47,823
Total administrative$211,292
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$115,645
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Pension consulting · Investment advisory (plan)$95,647

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$211,292 · 0.43%
2023$188,947 · 0.42%
2022$180,269 · 0.39%
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Austrian Motors Corp. MD$64.1M · 0.49%
The Wills Group, Inc. MD$45.8M · 0.10%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 521245481 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.