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Merrick Hardwoods, Inc.401(k)

MERRICK HARDWOODS EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN · BURNSIDE, KY · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.23%

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

Merrick Hardwoods, Inc. reported $22,283 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.23% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $653 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 0.00% to 0.20%. 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 Kentucky (469th of 871), and 8,725th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2023, employees put in $2.30 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$10,122,267
Participants with balances122
Active participants233
Employer contributions$152,206
Employee contributions$349,975
Employer contribution per active participant$653
Average account balance$82,969
Benefits paid to participants$782,970
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$8.4M · 137 accts · $166K emplr
2023$10.1M · 122 accts · $152K emplr
2022$9.1M · 129 accts · $29K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$17,497
Investment management$4,786
Total administrative$22,283
The Merrick Hardwoods, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$653
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$752 per active participant
2023$653 per active participant
2022$129 per active participant

Merrick Hardwoods, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 median for plans its size. 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.

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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 · 20231
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$17,497

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$18,792 · 0.20%
2023$22,283 · 0.23%
2022$125 · 0.00%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 010548405 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.