Eminent Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Eminent Inc. 401(k) Plan
Cerritos, CARetail Trade1,437 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$24Employer $ per active participant
$2,578Employee $ saved per active participant
0.26%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$22.7MNet plan assets, end of year
$12,862Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity3.6 / 507th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost11.4 / 2546th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving6.5 / 1543th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score32 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Retail Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (719 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 7th |
| Lower admin cost | 46th |
| Employee saving | 43th |
| 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
- Eminent put in about $24 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.
- 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 | $34,295 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $3,704,191 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $166,972 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $52,470 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $14,708 |
| Benefits paid out | $1,447,561 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $17.5M / $22.7M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,468 / 1,406 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,768 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Adp, Inc. | $37,762 reported compensation |
| Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith | $14,707 reported compensation |
| Adp Broker-Dealer | $0 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250805050550NAL0001550721001, received 2025-08-05, EIN 46-1634194, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.