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Sonny Merryman, Inc.ESOP

SONNY MERRYMAN, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND TRUST · EVINGTON, VA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.36%

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

Sonny Merryman, Inc. reported $115,156 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.36% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $9,091 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 has held roughly steady near 0.36%. 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 681st-largest of 2,266 plans among Virginia employers on file, and the 1,238th of 4,246 in wholesale trade.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$33,234,921
Participants with balances174
Active participants110
Employer contributions$1,000,000
Employee contributions—
Employer contribution per active participant$9,091
Average account balance$191,005
Benefits paid to participants$4,215,743
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$33.2M · 174 accts · $1.0M emplr
2023$30.3M · 175 accts · $500K emplr
2022$25.3M · 176 accts · $500K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$84,606
Audit (IQPA)$20,300
Total administrative$115,156
Employer contributions to the Sonny Merryman, Inc. plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$9,091
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$9,091 per active participant
2023$4,464 per active participant
2022$4,464 per active participant

Sonny Merryman, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 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 · 20244
PERSHING · Investment advisory (plan)$79,789
BROWN EDWARDS · Accounting / audit$20,300
SHELDRICK, MCGEHEE & KOHLER, LLC · Valuation$10,250
ASCENSUS - PRINCIPAL · Other services$4,816

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$115,156 · 0.36%
2023$109,822 · 0.39%
2022$91,114 · 0.37%
All plans at this employer2
SONNY MERRYMAN, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND TRUSTESOP
SONNY MERRYMAN, INC. 401(K) PLAN401(k)
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 540806176 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.