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Smith Turf & Irrigation, LLC401(k)

SMITH TURF & IRRIGATION, LLC 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · CHARLOTTE, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.58%

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

Smith Turf & Irrigation, LLC reported $102,089 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.58% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,440 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 0.66% to 0.58%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is the 773rd-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 2,035th of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2024, employees put in $3.10 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$18,387,233
Participants with balances303
Active participants272
Employer contributions$391,741
Employee contributions$1,215,323
Employer contribution per active participant$1,440
Average account balance$60,684
Benefits paid to participants$1,835,421
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$18.4M · 303 accts · $392K emplr
2023$16.8M · 296 accts · $386K emplr
2022$13.8M · 281 accts · $264K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$56,790
Investment management$23,522
Total administrative$102,089
The Smith Turf & Irrigation, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,440
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,440 per active participant
2023$1,475 per active participant
2022$998 per active participant

Smith Turf & Irrigation, 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 · 20242
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$56,790
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Pension consulting · Investment advisory (plan)$45,299

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$102,089 · 0.58%
2023$102,353 · 0.67%
2022$100,137 · 0.66%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 561427762 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.