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Saertex USA, LLC401(k)

SAERTEX RETIREMENT PLAN · HUNTERSVILLE, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.77%

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

Saertex USA, LLC reported $53,254 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.77% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,261 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 has held roughly steady near 0.768%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,266th of 2,005), and 9,883rd of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.83 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$7,558,486
Participants with balances174
Active participants154
Employer contributions$348,259
Employee contributions$638,519
Employer contribution per active participant$2,261
Average account balance$43,440
Benefits paid to participants$508,225
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorLANGFORD DE KOCK, LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$7.6M · 174 accts · $348K emplr
2023$6.3M · 175 accts · $330K emplr
2022$5.0M · 169 accts · $303K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$36,420
Investment management$16,834
Total administrative$53,254
The Saertex USA, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,261
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$2,261 per active participant
2023$1,967 per active participant
2022$1,827 per active participant

Saertex USA, LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$36,420
KESTRA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$16,830

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$53,254 · 0.77%
2023$44,217 · 0.78%
2022$41,618 · 0.77%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 562223993 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.