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Smith and Keene Electric Service Inc.401(k)

SMITH AND KEENE 401(K) PLAN · CHESAPEAKE, VA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
1.51%

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

Smith and Keene Electric Service Inc. reported $11,383 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 1.51% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $214 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 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 1.39% to 1.51%. The plan sits in the under $1M size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,192 comparable plans and shown alongside other construction employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Virginia (2,188th of 2,266), and 5,139th of 5,337 in construction. In 2023, employees put in $6.47 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$868,914
Participants with balances111
Active participants123
Employer contributions$26,270
Employee contributions$169,869
Employer contribution per active participant$214
Average account balance$7,828
Benefits paid to participants$66,661
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBDO PC
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$869K · 111 accts · $26K emplr
2022$639K · 129 accts · $29K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$3,038
Investment management$2,889
Total administrative$11,383
The Smith and Keene Electric Service Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$214
Median for plans this size$522
2023$214 per active participant
2022$188 per active participant

Smith and Keene Electric Service Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran below the $522 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Pension consulting · Investment advisory (plan)$8,345
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$3,037

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

Administrative cost history2
2023$11,383 · 1.51%
2022$8,302 · 1.39%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 540629299 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.