Ward and Smith, P.A.401(k)
WARD AND SMITH, P.A. 401(K) AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN · NEW BERN, NC · plan year 2024
Peer grade: A- · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works
Ward and Smith, P.A. reported $136,110 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.12% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $18,886 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 0.123%. 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 173rd-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 1,285th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, the employer put in $3.61 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 206 to 248 since 2022.
Ward and Smith, P.A.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $3,635 median for plans its size, placing it in the top 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.
Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.
Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 561034724 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.