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The Way International401(k)

THE WAY INTERNATIONAL 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN · NEW KNOXVILLE, OH · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
0.11%

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

The Way International reported $17,033 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 0.11% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,190 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 0.08% to 0.11%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,779 comparable plans and shown alongside other other services employers. By assets it is the 1,519th-largest of 3,295 plans among Ohio employers on file, and the 1,214th of 3,341 in other services. In 2023, employees put in $1.59 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$16,416,827
Participants with balances265
Active participants254
Employer contributions$302,359
Employee contributions$480,432
Employer contribution per active participant$1,190
Average account balance$61,950
Benefits paid to participants$1,250,277
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$16.2M · 255 accts · $91K emplr
2023$16.4M · 265 accts · $302K emplr
2022$14.2M · 265 accts · $283K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$4,783
Total administrative$17,033
The The Way International 401(k) match · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$1,190
Median for plans this size$2,440
2024$340 per active participant
2023$1,190 per active participant
2022$1,120 per active participant

The Way International's 2023 employer contribution ran below the $2,440 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 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20232
PLANTE & MORAN PLLC · Accounting / audit$12,250
CAPITAL GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SVCS. · Trustee (directed) · Other services$4,783

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$18,171 · 0.11%
2023$17,033 · 0.11%
2022$13,750 · 0.08%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 344440110 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.