Douglas Emmett Management, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Douglas Emmett 401k Plan and Trust
Santa Monica, CAReal Estate & Rental760 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,140Employer $ per active participant
$5,237Employee $ saved per active participant
0.03%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$61.6MNet plan assets, end of year
$64,806Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity22.6 / 5045th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost23.4 / 2594th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving10.3 / 1569th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score66 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Real Estate & Rental plans with 500–2,499 active participants (291 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 45th |
| Lower admin cost | 94th |
| Employee saving | 69th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 47% |
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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
- Douglas Emmett Management put in about $1,140 per active participant, below the typical peer ($1,279). 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.
- 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 | $866,445 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $3,980,041 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $74,257 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $16,248 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $28,583 |
| Benefits paid out | $9,428,175 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $58.0M / $61.6M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 749 / 771 |
| Participants with account balances | 951 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Holthouse Carlin and Van Trigt LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| World Investment Advisors LLC | $17,487 reported compensation |
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | $11,096 reported compensation |
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | −$12,335 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251015150305NAL0004933553001, received 2025-10-15, EIN 20-5632713, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.