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Med-South, Inc.401(k)

MED-SOUTH, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN · JASPER, AL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
1.65%

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

Med-South, Inc. reported $57,908 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 1.65% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $415 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 1.47% to 1.65%. 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 Alabama (680th of 902), and 4,071st of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $3.45 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 295 to 325 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$3,945,122
Participants with balances203
Active participants325
Employer contributions$134,885
Employee contributions$465,818
Employer contribution per active participant$415
Average account balance$19,434
Benefits paid to participants$322,343
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$3.9M · 203 accts · $135K emplr
2023$3.1M · 191 accts · $136K emplr
2022$2.3M · 191 accts · $132K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$40,683
Investment management$17,225
Total administrative$57,908
The Med-South, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$415
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$415 per active participant
2023$454 per active participant
2022$448 per active participant

Med-South, Inc.'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 · 20242
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator$40,683
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL · Investment advisory (plan)$17,225

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$57,908 · 1.65%
2023$42,651 · 1.58%
2022$33,790 · 1.47%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 630714407 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.