Carparts.com, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Carparts.com, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Torrance, CARetail Trade1,040 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$958Employer $ per active participant
$3,021Employee $ saved per active participant
0.53%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$26.6MNet plan assets, end of year
$21,088Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity29.8 / 5060th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost5.3 / 2521th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving7.6 / 1550th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score53 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Retail Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (719 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 60th |
| Lower admin cost | 21th |
| Employee saving | 50th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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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
- Carparts.com put in about $958 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($743). 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.
- Direct plan expenses (0.53% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.23%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- 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 | $995,521 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $3,140,557 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $539,510 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $129,372 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $45,925 |
| Benefits paid out | $3,788,998 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $22.2M / $26.6M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,071 / 1,008 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,262 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Withumsmith Brown, PC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $83,447 reported compensation |
| MML Investor Services LLC | $45,925 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250930130712NAL0005504867001, received 2025-09-30, EIN 68-0623433, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.