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Stem, Inc.401(k)

STEM, INC. 401(K) PLAN · SAN FRANCISCO, CA · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.24%

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

Stem, Inc. reported $46,426 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.24% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,532 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 has held roughly steady near 0.243%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 2,895th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 4,477th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2023, employees put in $2.55 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$27,165,795
Participants with balances498
Active participants425
Employer contributions$1,925,940
Employee contributions$4,905,794
Employer contribution per active participant$4,532
Average account balance$54,550
Benefits paid to participants$2,201,951
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2023$27.2M · 498 accts · $1.9M emplr
2022$11.0M · 214 accts
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$2,625
Investment management$36,406
Total administrative$46,426
The Stem, Inc. 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$4,532
Median for plans this size$2,440

Stem, Inc.'s 2023 employer contribution ran above the $2,440 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 · 20232
MMA SECURITIES · Investment advisory (plan)$36,406
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$10,020

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

Administrative cost history2
2023$46,426 · 0.24%
2022$26,028 · 0.24%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 264466193 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.