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Z.V. Pate, Inc.401(k)

Z.V. PATE GROUP RETIREMENT SAVINGS & PROFIT SHARING PLAN · NORTH CAROLINA, NC · plan year 2022

Reported admin expense ratio · 2022
0.38%

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

Z.V. Pate, Inc. reported $134,790 in plan administrative expenses for 2022: 0.38% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $2,101 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 0.38% to 0.60%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 26,806 comparable plans and shown alongside other agriculture, forestry & fishing employers. By assets it is the 548th-largest of 2,005 plans among North Carolina employers on file, and the 157th of 945 in agriculture, forestry & fishing. In 2022, employees put in $1.37 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$31,190,115
Participants with balances578
Active participants360
Employer contributions$756,503
Employee contributions$1,034,528
Employer contribution per active participant$2,101
Average account balance$53,962
Benefits paid to participants$5,937,128
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
AuditorS. PRESTON DOUGLAS & ASSOCIATES, LL
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$24.8M · 253 accts · $541K emplr
2023$30.3M · 521 accts · $601K emplr
2022$31.2M · 578 accts · $757K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2022
Recordkeeping & contract admin$74,896
Investment management$48,719
Total administrative$134,790
The Z.V. Pate, Inc. 401(k) match · 2022
Employer contribution per active participant$2,101
Median for plans this size$2,266
2024$2,041 per active participant
2023$1,731 per active participant
2022$2,101 per active participant

Z.V. Pate, Inc.'s 2022 employer contribution ran below the $2,266 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.

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Recordkeeper by year2
2024John Hancock
2023John Hancock

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Administrative cost history3
2024$166,610 · 0.60%
2023$125,700 · 0.41%
2022$134,790 · 0.38%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 560350280 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.