Alticor Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Amway Retirement Savings Plan
Ada, MIManufacturing3,323 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$8,917Employer $ per active participant
$9,917Employee $ saved per active participant
0.04%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$1.3BNet plan assets, end of year
$273,675Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity46.1 / 5092th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost21.5 / 2586th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving11.9 / 1580th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score87 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 2,500–9,999 active participants (566 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 92th |
| Lower admin cost | 86th |
| Employee saving | 80th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 70% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $153 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Alticor put in about $8,917 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($3,452). Contribute at least enough to collect the full match. Skipping it leaves part of your pay on the table.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $29,631,536 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $32,954,348 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $2,704,638 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $474,078 |
| Contract administrator fees | $2,400 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $281,847 |
| Benefits paid out | $154,862,192 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $1.2B / $1.3B |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 3,387 / 3,259 |
| Participants with account balances | 4,772 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Hungerford |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Strategic Advisors, Inc | $281,847 reported compensation |
| Fidelity Inv Inst Operations Co | $192,231 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251010153535NAL0004377779003, received 2025-10-10, EIN 38-1736584, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.