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Southern First Bank401(k)

SOUTHERN FIRST BANK 401(K) PLAN · GREENVILLE, SC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.38%

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

Southern First Bank reported $109,036 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.38% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,805 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 0.59% to 0.38%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other finance & insurance employers. By assets it is the 179th-largest of 807 plans among South Carolina employers on file, and the 2,363rd of 4,798 in finance & insurance. In 2024, employees put in $2.06 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$31,090,628
Participants with balances341
Active participants298
Employer contributions$1,134,021
Employee contributions$2,340,048
Employer contribution per active participant$3,805
Average account balance$91,175
Benefits paid to participants$2,835,380
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$31.1M · 341 accts · $1.1M emplr
2023$26.6M · 345 accts · $1.1M emplr
2022$20.7M · 324 accts · $1.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$51,676
Investment management$57,360
Total administrative$109,036
The Southern First Bank 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,805
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,805 per active participant
2023$4,079 per active participant
2022$3,777 per active participant

Southern First Bank'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
CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC DBA · Investment advisory (plan)$57,360

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$109,036 · 0.38%
2023$95,053 · 0.40%
2022$129,994 · 0.59%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 562184826 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.