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Samuel Shapiro & Co., Inc.401(k)

SAMUEL SHAPIRO & CO., INC. PROFIT SHARING TRUST · BALTIMORE, MD · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.43%

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

Samuel Shapiro & Co., Inc. reported $74,235 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.43% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,096 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 0.41% to 0.43%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other transportation & warehousing employers. By assets it is the 719th-largest of 1,671 plans among Maryland employers on file, and the 822nd of 2,677 in transportation & warehousing. In 2024, employees put in $2.50 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$17,505,473
Participants with balances175
Active participants136
Employer contributions$284,996
Employee contributions$711,471
Employer contribution per active participant$2,096
Average account balance$100,031
Benefits paid to participants$2,721,227
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorWEYRICH, CRONIN & SORRA
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$17.5M · 175 accts · $285K emplr
2023$17.2M · 180 accts · $292K emplr
2022$14.4M · 191 accts · $273K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$23,640
Investment management$39,095
Audit (IQPA)$11,500
Total administrative$74,235
The Samuel Shapiro & Co., Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,096
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$2,096 per active participant
2023$2,192 per active participant
2022$1,830 per active participant

Samuel Shapiro & Co., Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 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 · 20244
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Investment advisory (plan)$37,049
WEYRICH, CRONIN & SORRA LLC · Accounting / audit$11,500
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$2,046

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$74,235 · 0.43%
2023$66,784 · 0.42%
2022$62,965 · 0.41%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 520481650 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.