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South Atlantic, LLC401(k)

SOUTH ATLANTIC, LLC 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN · WILMINGTON, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.26%

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

South Atlantic, LLC reported $59,724 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.26% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,174 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 0.33% to 0.26%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 640th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 5,159th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.83 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 273 to 326 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$24,829,407
Participants with balances260
Active participants326
Employer contributions$1,034,872
Employee contributions$1,891,144
Employer contribution per active participant$3,174
Average account balance$95,498
Benefits paid to participants$1,819,113
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$24.8M · 260 accts · $1.0M emplr
2023$21.5M · 247 accts · $981K emplr
2022$18.1M · 231 accts · $843K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$26,590
Investment management$22,139
Total administrative$59,724
The South Atlantic, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,174
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,174 per active participant
2023$3,303 per active participant
2022$3,088 per active participant

South Atlantic, LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran above 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
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH · Pension consulting · Investment advisory (plan)$33,134
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$26,590

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$59,724 · 0.26%
2023$53,883 · 0.27%
2022$60,797 · 0.33%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 561996898 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.