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Sounds True Inc.401(k)

SOUNDS TRUE INC. 401K PLAN · LOUISVILLE, CO · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.70%

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

Sounds True Inc. reported $46,383 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.70% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,741 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 0.67% to 0.33%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other information & media employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Colorado (918th of 1,461), and 1,703rd of 2,199 in information & media. In 2023, employees put in $1.98 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 126 to 102 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$7,197,537
Participants with balances123
Active participants102
Employer contributions$279,547
Employee contributions$554,632
Employer contribution per active participant$2,741
Average account balance$58,517
Benefits paid to participants$579,595
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$7.1M · 117 accts · $247K emplr
2023$7.2M · 123 accts · $280K emplr
2022$6.0M · 127 accts · $277K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$9,685
Investment management$36,698
Total administrative$46,383
The Sounds True Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,741
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$3,525 per active participant
2023$2,741 per active participant
2022$2,199 per active participant

Sounds True Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above the $1,308 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20233
AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE CO · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$9,760
LPL FINANCIAL LLC · Investment advisory (participants) · Investment advisory (plan)$23,972
RT JONES CAPITAL EQUITIES MGMT INC · Investment advisory (participants) · Investment advisory (plan)$12,726

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$23,330 · 0.33%
2023$46,383 · 0.70%
2022$42,021 · 0.67%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 841160535 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.