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Schaefer Systems International401(k)

SCHAEFER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN · CHARLOTTE, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.16%

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

Schaefer Systems International reported $48,969 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.16% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,395 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 0.14% to 0.16%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is the 524th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 1,438th of 5,337 in construction. In 2024, employees put in $2.19 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 354 to 279 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$32,903,959
Participants with balances369
Active participants279
Employer contributions$947,166
Employee contributions$2,072,199
Employer contribution per active participant$3,395
Average account balance$89,171
Benefits paid to participants$2,488,559
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorLANGFORD DE KOCK LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$32.9M · 369 accts · $947K emplr
2023$28.3M · 394 accts · $1.1M emplr
2022$24.7M · 434 accts · $1.1M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$3,981
Investment management$44,988
Total administrative$48,969
The Schaefer Systems International 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,395
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,395 per active participant
2023$3,719 per active participant
2022$3,045 per active participant

Schaefer Systems International's 2024 employer contribution ran above 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.

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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
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY · Recordkeeping · Trustee$44,988
ADP, INC. · Loan processing · Recordkeeping$3,981

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024ADP, Morgan Stanley
2023ADP, Morgan Stanley

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Administrative cost history3
2024$48,969 · 0.16%
2023$42,851 · 0.16%
2022$45,422 · 0.14%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 221851861 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.