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Metal Trades, Inc.401(k)

METAL TRADES, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST · YONGES ISLAND, SC · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.57%

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

Metal Trades, Inc. reported $33,463 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.57% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,113 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 0.62% to 0.55%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in South Carolina (532nd of 807), and 3,707th of 5,337 in construction. In 2023, employees put in $1.47 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 94 to 116 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$6,296,621
Participants with balances113
Active participants116
Employer contributions$245,132
Employee contributions$361,200
Employer contribution per active participant$2,113
Average account balance$55,722
Benefits paid to participants$297,653
Plan auditQualified audit opinion
AuditorHOFFMAN & HOFFMAN, P.A.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$6.0M · 113 accts · $250K emplr
2023$6.3M · 113 accts · $245K emplr
2022$5.4M · 112 accts · $217K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$33,463
Total administrative$33,463
The Metal Trades, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,113
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$2,498 per active participant
2023$2,113 per active participant
2022$2,313 per active participant

Metal Trades, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above 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
SOUTH STATE RPS · Recordkeeping$33,463

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024SOUTH STATE RPS
2023SOUTH STATE RPS

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Administrative cost history3
2024$33,746 · 0.55%
2023$33,463 · 0.57%
2022$34,383 · 0.62%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 570425362 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.