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The Smithers Group, Inc.401(k)

THE SMITHERS GROUP 401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN · AKRON, OH · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.29%

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

The Smithers Group, Inc. reported $159,785 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.29% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,412 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 rose from 0.25% to 0.29%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is the 562nd-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 2,358th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $3.63 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$60,561,643
Participants with balances596
Active participants417
Employer contributions$1,005,968
Employee contributions$3,655,795
Employer contribution per active participant$2,412
Average account balance$101,613
Benefits paid to participants$3,228,776
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$60.6M · 596 accts · $1.0M emplr
2023$50.1M · 606 accts · $940K emplr
2022$40.1M · 557 accts · $1.0M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$56,109
Investment management$88,976
Audit (IQPA)$14,700
Total administrative$159,785
The The Smithers Group, Inc. 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,412
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$2,412 per active participant
2023$2,126 per active participant
2022$2,575 per active participant

The Smithers Group, 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 · 20244
SCHWAB RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES,INC · Recordkeeping · Investment advisory (participants)$57,229
TRUIST BANK · Investment management$86,451
CBIZ CPAS P.C. · Accounting / audit$14,700

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Charles Schwab
2023Charles Schwab

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Administrative cost history3
2024$159,785 · 0.29%
2023$189,256 · 0.42%
2022$109,558 · 0.25%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 030390026 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.