Smeco 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingSouthern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. · Plan 003 · EIN 52-0492367Updated Oct 2026

What Smeco's 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 $2.6M in employer contributions, about $7,109 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$192,150
Average account balance
366
Participants (end of year)
$70.3M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.15%
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 auditorAdams, Jenkins & Cheatham.P.C (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 289 defined-contribution plans in utilities with 100 to 499 participants.

Smeco: employer contribution per participant$7,109
Peer median$3,629
Smeco: average balance$192,150
Peer median$86,045
Smeco: admin expenses ÷ assets0.15%
Peer median0.26%

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 $60.6M at the end of plan year 2021 to $70.3M at the end of plan year 2024.

$60.6M2021$54.6M2022$63.8M2023$70.3M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Smeco plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
2024366$70.3M$2.6M$7,1090.15%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2023383$63.8M$2.1M$5,3670.13%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2022359$54.6M$2.1M$5,9480.22%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
2021345$60.6M$1.8M$5,2890.20%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Smeco plans (2)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc

Plan 002 · EIN 52-0492367 · plan year 2024 filing
$449,547
Average account balance
294
Participants (end of year)
$129M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.11%
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 auditorAdams, Jenkins & Cheatham.P.C (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Retirement Annuity Plan for Ees of Smeco, Inc.

Plan 001 · EIN 52-0492367 · plan year 2024 filing
$207,614
Average account balance
553
Participants (end of year)
$115M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.13%
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.

Independent auditorAdams, Jenkins & Cheatham (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · FrozenForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Smeco match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $2.6M in employer contributions, about $7,109 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Smeco 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Smeco 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The plan administrator is Southern Maryland Electric Coop..

I left Smeco. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Southern Maryland Electric Coop., (301) 274-3111) or the recordkeeper, Empower Annuity Insurance Company. The Smeco old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Smeco 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Smeco 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 Smeco. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology