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Smoothie King Franchises, Inc.401(k)

SMOOTHIE KING 401(K) PLAN & TRUST · DALLAS, TX · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.66%

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

Smoothie King Franchises, Inc. reported $69,396 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.66% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,990 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 0.73% to 0.66%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 2,814th-largest of 5,688 plans among Texas employers on file, and the 2,301st of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $1.61 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 202 to 399 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$11,827,495
Participants with balances490
Active participants399
Employer contributions$794,099
Employee contributions$1,275,690
Employer contribution per active participant$1,990
Average account balance$24,138
Benefits paid to participants$897,311
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBVWD
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$11.8M · 490 accts · $794K emplr
2023$9.3M · 351 accts · $338K emplr
2022$6.6M · 346 accts · $279K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$53,124
Investment management$16,272
Total administrative$69,396
The Smoothie King Franchises, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,990
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,990 per active participant
2023$1,504 per active participant
2022$1,382 per active participant

Smoothie King Franchises, Inc.'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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$53,124
CREATIVE PLANNING LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$16,272

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$69,396 · 0.66%
2023$57,382 · 0.72%
2022$51,960 · 0.73%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 721119008 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.