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Smith and Nephew, Inc.401(k)

SMITH & NEPHEW U.S. SAVINGS PLAN · MEMPHIS, TN · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.08%

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

Smith and Nephew, Inc. reported $1,175,441 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.08% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $9,146 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 fell from 0.12% to 0.08%. The plan sits in the over $1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,229 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 22nd-largest of 1,496 plans among Tennessee employers on file, and the 220th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.16 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 7,159 to 6,284 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$1,519,546,220
Participants with balances9,171
Active participants6,284
Employer contributions$57,470,332
Employee contributions$66,465,489
Employer contribution per active participant$9,146
Average account balance$165,690
Benefits paid to participants$164,095,840
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorHORNE, LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$1.5B · 9,171 accts · $57.5M emplr
2023$1.4B · 9,490 accts · $59.1M emplr
2022$1.1B · 9,968 accts · $56.9M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$268,275
Investment management$796,799
Total administrative$1,175,441
The Smith and Nephew, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$9,146
Median for plans this size$5,259
2024$9,146 per active participant
2023$8,867 per active participant
2022$7,954 per active participant

Smith and Nephew, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $5,259 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20245
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$519,214
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$268,275
MERCER · Consulting$79,677
ALSTON & BIRD LLP · Consulting$20,690
HORNE · Consulting$10,000

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$1,175,441 · 0.08%
2023$1,183,680 · 0.10%
2022$1,510,776 · 0.12%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 510123924 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.