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Saf-Gard Safety Shoe Co., Inc.401(k)

SAF-GARD SAFETY SHOE CO., INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN · GREENSBORO, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.53%

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

Saf-Gard Safety Shoe Co., Inc. reported $62,842 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.53% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $834 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 0.49% to 0.53%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 979th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 2,186th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $2.94 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 305 to 404 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$12,655,703
Participants with balances208
Active participants404
Employer contributions$336,868
Employee contributions$989,524
Employer contribution per active participant$834
Average account balance$60,845
Benefits paid to participants$833,303
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$12.7M · 208 accts · $337K emplr
2023$10.9M · 187 accts · $289K emplr
2022$9.3M · 173 accts · $257K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$62,842
Total administrative$62,842
The Saf-Gard Safety Shoe Co., Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$834
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$834 per active participant
2023$768 per active participant
2022$843 per active participant

Saf-Gard Safety Shoe Co., Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20244
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$62,842
STONEBRIDGE FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC · Investment advisory (plan)indirect comp
PA RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS INC · Contract administrator · Other servicesindirect comp
TRIAD HYBRID SOLUTIONS, 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$62,842 · 0.53%
2023$50,613 · 0.50%
2022$49,794 · 0.49%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 581400677 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.