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Partners Bancorp401(k)

PARTNERS BANCORP 401K PLAN · LAUREL, DE · plan year 2022

Reported admin expense ratio · 2022
0.27%

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

Partners Bancorp reported $42,755 in plan administrative expenses for 2022: 0.27% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,594 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.27% to 0.33%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,806 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Delaware (123rd of 242), and 3,538th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2022, employees put in $3.36 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$14,583,021
Participants with balances292
Active participants238
Employer contributions$379,459
Employee contributions$1,275,877
Employer contribution per active participant$1,594
Average account balance$49,942
Benefits paid to participants$1,686,820
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorPKS & COMPANY, P.A.
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$0
2023$11.2M · 227 accts · $405K emplr
2022$14.6M · 292 accts · $379K emplr
The Partners Bancorp 401(k) match · 2022
Employer contribution per active participant$1,594
Median for plans this size$2,266
2023$36,795 per active participant
2022$1,594 per active participant

Partners Bancorp's 2022 employer contribution ran below the $2,266 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.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2022 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Administrative cost history3
2024Not separately reported
2023$42,927 · 0.33%
2022$42,755 · 0.27%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 521559535 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.