Ewing Buick - Plano, L.P., D/B/A Ewing Automotive Group 401(k) Review & Grade
Ewing Automotive Group 401(k) Plan
Plano, TXRetail Trade506 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$641Employer $ per active participant
$4,151Employee $ saved per active participant
0.21%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$18.9MNet plan assets, end of year
$44,919Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity22.6 / 5045th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost13.2 / 2553th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving10.2 / 1568th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score49 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Retail Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (719 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 45th |
| Lower admin cost | 53th |
| Employee saving | 68th |
| 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
- Ewing Buick - Plano, L.P., D/B/A Ewing Automotive Group put in about $641 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.
- 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 | $324,650 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $2,102,724 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $80,392 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $36,573 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $9,123 |
| Benefits paid out | $1,547,493 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $16.1M / $18.9M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 458 / 555 |
| Participants with account balances | 420 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Lane Gorman Trubitt |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $27,449 reported compensation |
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | $9,123 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251008165504NAL0009804624001, received 2025-10-08, EIN 75-1098699, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.