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The Mast General Store, Inc.401(k)

THE MAST GENERAL STORE, INC. 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN · BANNER ELK, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.25%

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

The Mast General Store, Inc. reported $39,240 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.25% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,153 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 0.29% to 0.25%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other retail trade employers. By assets it is the 830th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 1,777th of 5,215 in retail trade. In 2024, employees put in $2.81 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 315 to 276 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$16,318,558
Participants with balances307
Active participants276
Employer contributions$318,174
Employee contributions$893,346
Employer contribution per active participant$1,153
Average account balance$53,155
Benefits paid to participants$932,081
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorELLIOTT, ROBINSON & COMPANY, LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$16.3M · 307 accts · $318K emplr
2023$15.2M · 291 accts · $301K emplr
2022$13.7M · 284 accts · $282K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$39,240
Total administrative$39,240
The The Mast General Store, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,153
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,153 per active participant
2023$1,047 per active participant
2022$894 per active participant

The Mast General Store, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 · 20241
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$39,240

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$39,240 · 0.25%
2023$34,769 · 0.24%
2022$39,969 · 0.29%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 561383180 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.