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McCarter & English, LLP401(k)

MCCARTER AND ENGLISH RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN · NEWARK, NJ · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.06%

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

McCarter & English, LLP reported $272,578 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.06% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $9,090 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 0.03% to 0.06%. The plan sits in the $250M–$1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 2,883 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 122nd-largest of 2,419 plans among New Jersey employers on file, and the 357th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $1.50 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 707 to 801 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$487,847,787
Participants with balances1,108
Active participants801
Employer contributions$7,281,177
Employee contributions$10,885,780
Employer contribution per active participant$9,090
Average account balance$440,296
Benefits paid to participants$38,169,145
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$487.8M · 1,108 accts · $7.3M emplr
2023$422.0M · 1,053 accts · $6.9M emplr
2022$346.8M · 1,047 accts · $6.2M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$159,119
Investment management$37,688
Audit (IQPA)$25,467
Total administrative$272,578
The McCarter & English, LLP 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$9,090
Median for plans this size$4,294
2024$9,090 per active participant
2023$9,230 per active participant
2022$8,735 per active participant

McCarter & English, LLP's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $4,294 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20244
CAPTRUST · Consulting$50,304
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$37,688
EISNERAMPER LLP · Accounting / audit$25,467
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processingindirect 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$272,578 · 0.06%
2023$171,601 · 0.04%
2022$109,844 · 0.03%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 221534652 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.