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Palmetto Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc.401(k)

PALMETTO AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO., INC. RETIREMENT PLAN & TRUST · WEST COLUMBIA, SC · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
1.31%

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

Palmetto Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc. reported $44,324 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 1.31% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $205 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 1.24% to 1.95%. 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 (619th of 807), and 4,330th of 5,337 in construction. In 2023, employees put in $6.46 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 214 to 244 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$3,681,818
Participants with balances120
Active participants244
Employer contributions$50,000
Employee contributions$323,036
Employer contribution per active participant$205
Average account balance$30,682
Benefits paid to participants$342,154
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$1.7M · 67 accts · $150K emplr
2023$3.7M · 120 accts · $50K emplr
2022$3.1M · 136 accts · $50K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$43,662
Investment management$662
Total administrative$44,324
The Palmetto Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$205
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$3,571 per active participant
2023$205 per active participant
2022$234 per active participant

Palmetto Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc.'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 · 20232
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Recordkeeping · Investment managementindirect comp
WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES INC(USA) · Investment advisory (participants)$662

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024John Hancock
2023John Hancock

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Administrative cost history3
2024$52,035 · 1.95%
2023$44,324 · 1.31%
2022$41,356 · 1.24%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 570623696 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.