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Sears Contract, Inc.401(k)

SEARS CONTRACT, INC. 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · RALEIGH, NC · plan year 2025

Reported admin expense ratio · 2025
0.32%

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

Sears Contract, Inc. reported $32,241 in plan administrative expenses for 2025: 0.32% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,549 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 fell from 0.36% to 0.32%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,620 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,064th of 2,005), and 2,975th of 5,337 in construction. In 2025, employees put in $1.23 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 132 to 153 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$10,813,888
Participants with balances136
Active participants153
Employer contributions$390,023
Employee contributions$480,467
Employer contribution per active participant$2,549
Average account balance$79,514
Benefits paid to participants$673,308
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorMELISSA G. CRITCHER, CPA PC
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$10.8M · 136 accts · $390K emplr
2024$9.3M · 140 accts · $400K emplr
2023$7.7M · 141 accts · $347K emplr
2022$6.1M · 141 accts · $268K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2025
Recordkeeping & contract admin$3,104
Investment management$26,686
Trustee / custodial$2,451
Total administrative$32,241
The Sears Contract, Inc. 401(k) match · 2025
Employer contribution per active participant$2,549
Median for plans this size$2,666
2025$2,549 per active participant
2024$2,452 per active participant
2023$2,142 per active participant
2022$2,031 per active participant

Sears Contract, Inc.'s 2025 employer contribution ran below the $2,666 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 2025 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20251
GORDON ASSET MANAGEMENT · Investment advisory (participants) · Investment advisory (plan)$26,788

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

Administrative cost history4
2025$32,241 · 0.32%
2024$29,963 · 0.35%
2023$24,234 · 0.35%
2022$24,007 · 0.36%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 561909919 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.