Ernest Spencer Metals 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingErnest Spencer Metals, Inc. Salary Savings Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 48-1134102Updated Oct 2026

What Ernest Spencer Metals' 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $87K in employer contributions, about $559 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$27,839
Average account balance
185
Participants (end of year)
$4.3M
Plan assets (end of year)
1.52%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperEmpower Annuity Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorSsc Cpas, P.A. (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 3,874 defined-contribution plans in construction with 100 to 499 participants.

Ernest Spencer Metals: employer contribution per participant$559
Peer median$2,411
Ernest Spencer Metals: average balance$27,839
Peer median$61,921
Ernest Spencer Metals: admin expenses ÷ assets1.52%
Peer median0.39%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $3.4M at the end of plan year 2021 to $4.3M at the end of plan year 2024.

$3.4M2021$3M2022$3.7M2023$4.3M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Ernest Spencer Metals plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024185$4.3M$87K$5591.52%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023176$3.7M$72K$4951.51%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022158$3M$68K$5371.53%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021133$3.4M$58K$4951.53%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Ernest Spencer Metals match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Ernest Spencer Metals, Inc. Salary Savings Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $87K in employer contributions, about $559 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Ernest Spencer Metals 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Ernest Spencer Metals, Inc. Salary Savings Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Ernest Spencer Metals 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The plan administrator is Ernest Spencer Metals, Inc..

I left Ernest Spencer Metals. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Ernest Spencer Metals, Inc., (785) 484-3165) or the recordkeeper, Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The Ernest Spencer Metals old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Ernest Spencer Metals 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Ernest Spencer Metals filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Ernest Spencer Metals. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology