Croton Holding Company 401(k) Review & Grade
Croton Holding Company 401(k) Retirement Plan
Pittsburgh, PARetail Trade620 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$153Employer $ per active participant
$784Employee $ saved per active participant
0.27%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$4.2MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity6.7 / 5013th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost11.2 / 2545th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving1.7 / 1511th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features0 / 10No auto-enrollment or default investment reported
Total score20 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Retail Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (719 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 13th |
| Lower admin cost | 45th |
| Employee saving | 11th |
| 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
- Croton Holding put in about $153 per active participant, below the typical peer ($743). 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 | $94,861 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $485,769 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $22,584 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $10,875 |
| Benefits paid out | $800,684 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $3.9M / $4.2M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 680 / 559 |
| Participants with account balances | 141 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Lally & Co., LLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Definiti | $10,875 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251008130222NAL0005879041001, received 2025-10-08, EIN 46-1362966, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.