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Merz, Incorporated401(k)

MERZ NORTH AMERICA 401(K) PLAN · RALEIGH, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.07%

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

Merz, Incorporated reported $142,648 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.07% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $13,778 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 0.10% to 0.07%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is the 106th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 204th of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2024, the employer put in $1.11 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 993 to 1,167 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$236,991,567
Participants with balances1,652
Active participants1,167
Employer contributions$16,078,479
Employee contributions$14,526,728
Employer contribution per active participant$13,778
Average account balance$143,457
Benefits paid to participants$20,455,321
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$237.0M · 1,652 accts · $16.1M emplr
2023$195.9M · 1,536 accts · $14.0M emplr
2022$155.8M · 1,517 accts · $12.9M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$115,900
Investment management$26,748
Total administrative$142,648
The Merz, Incorporated 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$13,778
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$13,778 per active participant
2023$13,305 per active participant
2022$13,019 per active participant

Merz, Incorporated's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 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.

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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
SCHWAB RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES,INC · Recordkeeping$115,825
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC · Investment management$26,748

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Charles Schwab
2023Charles Schwab, OneAmerica

This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left Merz, Incorporated before a switch, your account may sit at the earlier firm or in a rollover IRA. Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024$142,648 · 0.07%
2023$152,082 · 0.09%
2022$162,103 · 0.10%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 561540459 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.