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Pathward, National Association401(k)

PATHWARD, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 401(K) PLAN · SIOUX FALLS, SD · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.18%

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

Pathward, National Association reported $298,748 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.18% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $6,725 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 0.26% to 0.18%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is the 7th-largest of 233 plans among South Dakota employers on file, and the 655th of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, employees put in $1.55 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$173,664,829
Participants with balances1,456
Active participants1,153
Employer contributions$7,753,976
Employee contributions$12,042,077
Employer contribution per active participant$6,725
Average account balance$119,275
Benefits paid to participants$20,842,617
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCROWE LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$173.7M · 1,456 accts · $7.8M emplr
2023$150.9M · 1,464 accts · $7.5M emplr
2022$109.1M · 1,421 accts · $6.7M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$298,748
Total administrative$298,748
The Pathward, National Association 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$6,725
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$6,725 per active participant
2023$6,073 per active participant
2022$5,614 per active participant

Pathward, National Association'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.

What these fees cost you

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 · 20243
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$298,747
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp
WILSHIRE ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp

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

Administrative cost history3
2024$298,748 · 0.18%
2023$272,239 · 0.21%
2022$257,043 · 0.26%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 420747941 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.