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Southeastern Spine Institute401(k)

SOUTHEASTERN SPINE INSTITUTE 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN · MT. PLEASANT, SC · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.52%

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

Southeastern Spine Institute reported $38,767 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.52% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,235 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 0.58% to 0.45%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 22,307 comparable plans and shown alongside other health care & social assistance employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in South Carolina (479th of 807), and 6,435th of 11,911 in health care & social assistance. In 2023, employees put in $1.59 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 90 to 81 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$8,034,495
Participants with balances118
Active participants81
Employer contributions$262,021
Employee contributions$416,089
Employer contribution per active participant$3,235
Average account balance$68,089
Benefits paid to participants$683,462
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorDCPAS, LLC DBA DAVIS & COMPANY CPAS
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$7.6M · 134 accts · $410K emplr
2023$8.0M · 118 accts · $262K emplr
2022$7.0M · 128 accts · $315K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$15,357
Investment management$17,410
Audit (IQPA)$6,000
Total administrative$38,767
The Southeastern Spine Institute 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$3,235
Median for plans this size$1,308
2024$4,024 per active participant
2023$3,235 per active participant
2022$3,505 per active participant

Southeastern Spine Institute'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
EQUITABLE ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$17,410
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$15,357
DAVIS & COMPANY · Accounting / audit$6,000

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$35,316 · 0.45%
2023$38,767 · 0.52%
2022$45,312 · 0.58%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 320058385 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.