Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Ecovyst 401(k) Savings Plan
Valley Forge, PAManufacturing744 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$8,713Employer $ per active participant
$10,163Employee $ saved per active participant
0.05%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$258.6MNet plan assets, end of year
$204,395Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity47.2 / 5094th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost22.1 / 2588th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving13.5 / 1590th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score86 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 94th |
| Lower admin cost | 88th |
| Employee saving | 90th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
Get the monthly 401(k) report card
The best and worst plans, new grades as filings post. One email a month, no spam.
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
- Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies put in about $8,713 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 | $6,482,340 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $7,561,554 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $1,890,605 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $116,660 |
| Other admin expenses | $116,660 |
| Benefits paid out | $25,432,398 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $238.1M / $258.6M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 732 / 756 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,265 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Urish Popeck & Co., LLC |
| Employer stock held by plan | $243,862 |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Vanguard Advisers Inc. | $91,397 reported compensation |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | $31,395 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250716101959NAL0006654546001, received 2025-07-16, EIN 86-2551862, plan #003, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.