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Sato America, LLC401(k)

SATO AMERICA, LLC 401(K) PLAN · CHARLOTTE, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.06%

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

Sato America, LLC reported $15,313 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.06% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,991 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 0.059%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 594th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 4,410th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $2.70 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$27,702,340
Participants with balances191
Active participants239
Employer contributions$475,806
Employee contributions$1,282,550
Employer contribution per active participant$1,991
Average account balance$145,038
Benefits paid to participants$2,096,839
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorAC CPA, PLLC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$27.7M · 191 accts · $476K emplr
2023$23.9M · 184 accts · $466K emplr
2022$22.2M · 175 accts · $417K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$15,313
Total administrative$15,313
The Sato America, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,991
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,991 per active participant
2023$1,974 per active participant
2022$1,828 per active participant

Sato America, LLC'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 · 20243
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$15,313
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERV · Other servicesindirect 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$15,313 · 0.06%
2023$14,801 · 0.06%
2022$14,177 · 0.06%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 770139314 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.