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Multi-South Management Services, LLC401(k)

MULTI-SOUTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC 401(K) PLAN · MEMPHIS, TN · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
1.05%

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

Multi-South Management Services, LLC reported $18,054 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 1.05% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $637 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.99% to 1.05%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Tennessee (1,334th of 1,496), and 10,944th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2023, employees put in $1.54 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 266 to 234 since 2020.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$1,832,860
Participants with balances88
Active participants234
Employer contributions$148,943
Employee contributions$229,215
Employer contribution per active participant$637
Average account balance$20,828
Benefits paid to participants$363,938
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorATA, PLLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$1.8M · 88 accts · $149K emplr
2022$1.6M · 92 accts · $199K emplr
2020$1.2M · 92 accts · $163K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$18,054
Total administrative$18,054
The Multi-South Management Services, LLC 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$637
Median for plans this size$1,308
2023$637 per active participant
2022$899 per active participant
2020$612 per active participant

Multi-South Management Services, LLC's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20233
ARES RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES · Contract administrator$4,711
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PARTNERS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$3,798

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

Administrative cost history3
2023$18,054 · 1.05%
2022$16,575 · 0.98%
2020$9,078 · 0.99%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 621872616 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.