D & W Fine Pack LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
D & W Fine Pack LLC 401k Plan
Wood Dale, ILManufacturing992 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,185Employer $ per active participant
$4,368Employee $ saved per active participant
0.40%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$53.1MNet plan assets, end of year
$38,707Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity11.1 / 5022th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost7.5 / 2530th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving6.4 / 1542th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score35 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 22th |
| Lower admin cost | 30th |
| Employee saving | 42th |
| 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
- D & W Fine Pack put in about $1,185 per active participant, below the typical peer ($2,320). 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.
- Direct plan expenses (0.40% 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 | $1,175,053 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $4,331,062 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $432,474 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $204,104 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $55,531 |
| Benefits paid out | $7,012,837 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $48.1M / $53.1M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,053 / 930 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,372 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Cassell Plan Audits Inc |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Adp, Inc. | $148,573 reported compensation |
| Kestra Advisory Services | $45,031 reported compensation |
| Cassell Plan Audits, Inc | $8,500 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250630050605NAL0010815169001, received 2025-06-30, EIN 26-4627550, plan #004, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.