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Steelfab, Inc.401(k)

STEELFAB, INC. PROFIT SHARING AND 401(K) PLAN · CHARLOTTE, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.26%

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

Steelfab, Inc. reported $243,861 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.26% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,837 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 0.35% to 0.26%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 200th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 1,875th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.49 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,652 to 2,017 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$102,399,736
Participants with balances1,875
Active participants2,017
Employer contributions$5,721,239
Employee contributions$8,551,510
Employer contribution per active participant$2,837
Average account balance$54,613
Benefits paid to participants$6,677,826
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
AuditorGREER WALKER LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$102.4M · 1,875 accts · $5.7M emplr
2023$83.9M · 1,567 accts · $8.3M emplr
2022$63.8M · 1,456 accts · $3.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$211,370
Investment management$32,491
Total administrative$243,861
The Steelfab, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,837
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$2,837 per active participant
2023$4,927 per active participant
2022$1,803 per active participant

Steelfab, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 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 · 20243
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$188,042
NFP · Contract administrator · Investment advisory (plan)$32,491
MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT · Contract administrator$23,328

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$243,861 · 0.26%
2023$242,293 · 0.33%
2022$234,963 · 0.35%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 560713333 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.