Daikin America, Inc 401(k) Review & Grade
Daikin America, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan
Orangeburg, NYManufacturing538 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$11,485Employer $ per active participant
$10,673Employee $ saved per active participant
0.13%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$191.9MNet plan assets, end of year
$288,505Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity49.1 / 5098th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost17.0 / 2568th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving13.7 / 1592th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score87 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 98th |
| Lower admin cost | 68th |
| Employee saving | 92th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $15,404 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Daikin America put in about $11,485 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.
- 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 | $6,184,525 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $5,747,268 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $2,080,903 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $227,886 |
| Contract administrator fees | $23,039 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $166,354 |
| Benefits paid out | $15,628,347 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $169.5M / $191.9M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 543 / 534 |
| Participants with account balances | 665 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Eisneramper LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| John Hancock Retirement Servic | $95,493 reported compensation |
| Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC | $77,550 reported compensation |
| Eisneramper LLP | $38,493 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251009163906NAL0006916161001, received 2025-10-09, EIN 63-1038060, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.