General Beverage Sales Corp. 401(k) Review & Grade
General Beverage & General Beer Profit Sharing Plan
Madison, WIWholesale Trade787 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$890Employer $ per active participant
$3,847Employee $ saved per active participant
0.15%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$91.9MNet plan assets, end of year
$91,865Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity9.8 / 5020th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost15.6 / 2563th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving5.5 / 1536th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score38 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Wholesale Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (603 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 20th |
| Lower admin cost | 63th |
| Employee saving | 36th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 53% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $32,551 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- General Beverage Sales put in about $890 per active participant, below the typical peer ($1,792). 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 | $700,470 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $3,027,593 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $113,203 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $134,903 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $25,446 |
| Benefits paid out | $7,199,583 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $84.2M / $91.9M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 782 / 792 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,000 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Sva Certified Public Accountants SC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Oneamerica Retirement Services LLC | $109,457 reported compensation |
| Oneamerica Inv Advisory Svcs LLC | $25,446 reported compensation |
| Matrix Trust Company | $0 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251010115206NAL0004567811001, received 2025-10-10, EIN 39-0789974, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.