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The Esab Group, Inc.401(k)

THE ESAB GROUP, INC. 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN · NORTH BETHESDA, MD · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.10%

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

The Esab Group, Inc. reported $203,533 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.10% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $5,601 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.10%. 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 77th-largest of 1,671 plans among Maryland employers on file, and the 1,079th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $1.32 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 1,034 to 1,161 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$221,960,060
Participants with balances1,785
Active participants1,161
Employer contributions$6,502,805
Employee contributions$8,588,028
Employer contribution per active participant$5,601
Average account balance$124,347
Benefits paid to participants$26,102,914
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$222.0M · 1,785 accts · $6.5M emplr
2023$201.1M · 1,777 accts · $6.1M emplr
2022$171.8M · 1,672 accts · $6.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$108,163
Investment management$57,324
Audit (IQPA)$33,864
Total administrative$203,533
The The Esab Group, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$5,601
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$5,601 per active participant
2023$5,283 per active participant
2022$5,782 per active participant

The Esab Group, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INSTITUTIONAL · Loan processing$108,163
STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. · Investment advisory (plan)$57,324
BDO USA, LLP · Accounting / audit$33,864

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$203,533 · 0.10%
2023$227,235 · 0.12%
2022$158,504 · 0.09%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 840966648 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.