Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Colt Retirement Savings Plan
Hartford, CTManufacturing506 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$3,484Employer $ per active participant
$6,541Employee $ saved per active participant
0.05%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$50.1MNet plan assets, end of year
$71,522Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity34.4 / 5069th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost21.7 / 2587th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving10.4 / 1569th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features0 / 10No auto-enrollment or default investment reported
Total score67 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 69th |
| Lower admin cost | 87th |
| Employee saving | 69th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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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
- Colt's Manufacturing Company put in about $3,484 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($2,320). 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.
- 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 | $1,761,006 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $3,306,349 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $588,406 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $23,258 |
| Benefits paid out | $4,166,119 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $40.0M / $50.1M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 468 / 543 |
| Participants with account balances | 701 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Fiondella, Milone & Lasaracina LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Usi Consulting Group | $23,258 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251014054329NAL0002261473001, received 2025-10-14, EIN 42-1589139, plan #004, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.