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Spartech LLC401(k)

SPARTECH LLC 401(K) SAVINGS & INVESTMENT PLAN · MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.17%

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

Spartech LLC reported $160,996 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.17% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,444 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 rose from 0.17% to 0.31%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 9,317 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 186th-largest of 1,393 plans among Missouri employers on file, and the 1,902nd of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2023, employees put in $1.88 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$100,673,200
Participants with balances1,249
Active participants920
Employer contributions$2,248,831
Employee contributions$4,233,576
Employer contribution per active participant$2,444
Average account balance$80,603
Benefits paid to participants$13,729,535
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$99.9M · 1,279 accts · $2.6M emplr
2023$100.7M · 1,249 accts · $2.2M emplr
2022$89.3M · 1,185 accts · $2.3M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$105,224
Investment management$55,772
Total administrative$160,996
The Spartech LLC 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$2,444
Median for plans this size$3,659
2024$2,521 per active participant
2023$2,444 per active participant
2022$2,282 per active participant

Spartech LLC's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $3,659 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
JOHN HANCOCK · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$110,996
CREATIVE PLANNING · Other services$50,000

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024John Hancock
2023John Hancock

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Administrative cost history3
2024$307,098 · 0.31%
2023$160,996 · 0.17%
2022$165,963 · 0.17%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 461986792 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.