Cam-Bas, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Cam-Bas 401(k) Plan
San Jose, CAAccommodation & Food Services1,725 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500-SF filing · How we grade
$94Employer $ per active participant
$201Employee $ saved per active participant
0.29%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$1.5MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity11.8 / 5024th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost10.6 / 2542th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving1.7 / 1511th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score27 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Accommodation & Food Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (458 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 24th |
| Lower admin cost | 42th |
| Employee saving | 11th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 17% |
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Red flags from the filing
No red flags were reported on this filing's compliance questions.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Cam-Bas put in about $94 per active participant, below the typical peer ($266). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- 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.
- 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 | $161,499 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $346,588 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | – |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $3,526 |
| Benefits paid out | $67,480 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $951,396 / $1.5M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,758 / 1,692 |
| Participants with account balances | 86 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500-SF filing, acknowledgment ID 20250926092007NAL0011621107001, received 2025-09-26, EIN 80-0328732, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.