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Steel Dust Recycling, LLC401(k)

STEEL DUST RECYCLING, LLC 401(K) PLAN · MILPORT, AL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.82%

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

Steel Dust Recycling, LLC reported $43,825 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.82% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,516 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 0.55% to 0.82%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Alabama (595th of 902), and 10,768th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.16 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$5,835,715
Participants with balances128
Active participants138
Employer contributions$485,228
Employee contributions$563,557
Employer contribution per active participant$3,516
Average account balance$45,592
Benefits paid to participants$650,311
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorTHE HIGHLANDS ACCOUNTING GROUP, INC
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$5.8M · 128 accts · $485K emplr
2023$4.9M · 122 accts · $373K emplr
2022$3.9M · 145 accts · $441K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$18,773
Investment management$25,052
Total administrative$43,825
The Steel Dust Recycling, LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,516
Median for plans this size$1,313
2024$3,516 per active participant
2023$2,726 per active participant
2022$3,126 per active participant

Steel Dust Recycling, LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20243
MAGNOLIA CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC · Investment advisory (plan)$24,876
EMPOWER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC · Investment management$176

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$43,825 · 0.82%
2023$23,215 · 0.53%
2022$20,662 · 0.55%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 260312498 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.