Plan Ledger DOL Form 5500 · updated monthly

The McPherson Companies, Inc.401(k)

THE MCPHERSON COMPANIES, INC. 401K RETIREMENT PLAN · TRUSSVILLE, AL · plan year 2025

Reported admin expense ratio · 2025
0.45%

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

The McPherson Companies, Inc. reported $94,019 in plan administrative expenses for 2025: 0.45% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,281 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 rose from 0.05% to 0.45%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,620 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is the 299th-largest of 902 plans among Alabama employers on file, and the 1,804th of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2025, employees put in $5.01 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 199 to 264 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$21,307,410
Participants with balances318
Active participants264
Employer contributions$338,181
Employee contributions$1,693,065
Employer contribution per active participant$1,281
Average account balance$67,004
Benefits paid to participants$3,747,784
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorCOKER & COMPANY
Plan history4
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2025$21.3M · 318 accts · $338K emplr
2024$20.0M · 313 accts · $377K emplr
2023$18.9M · 293 accts · $308K emplr
2022$16.3M · 263 accts · $595K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2025
Recordkeeping & contract admin$85,690
Investment management$8,329
Total administrative$94,019
The The McPherson Companies, Inc. 401(k) match · 2025
Employer contribution per active participant$1,281
Median for plans this size$2,666
2025$1,281 per active participant
2024$1,422 per active participant
2023$1,321 per active participant
2022$2,990 per active participant

The McPherson Companies, Inc.'s 2025 employer contribution ran below the $2,666 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 2025 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20255
MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT I · Investment advisory (plan)$5,879
ADVISED ASSETS GROUP, LLC · Investment management$2,450
MORGAN STANLEY & CO INCindirect comp
MORGAN STANLEY INSURANCE SERVICES Iindirect comp

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

Administrative cost history4
2025$94,019 · 0.45%
2024$9,259 · 0.05%
2023$7,049 · 0.04%
2022$8,396 · 0.05%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 630657937 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.