Harbor Foods Group Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Harbor Foods Group Inc. 401(k) Plan
Lacey, WAWholesale Trade874 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$2,611Employer $ per active participant
$6,307Employee $ saved per active participant
0.38%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$77.0MNet plan assets, end of year
$63,469Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity34.1 / 5068th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost8.0 / 2532th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving10.7 / 1571th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score63 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Wholesale Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (603 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 68th |
| Lower admin cost | 32th |
| Employee saving | 71th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 53% |
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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
- Harbor Foods Group put in about $2,611 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($1,792). 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.
- Direct plan expenses (0.38% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.23%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- 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 | $2,283,205 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $5,515,736 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $660,223 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $255,445 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $153,760 |
| Benefits paid out | $5,658,157 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $56.3M / $77.0M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 768 / 981 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,213 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Baker Tilly US, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Kiley Juergens Wealth Mgmt LLC | $153,760 reported compensation |
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $101,685 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251014135347NAL0001458291001, received 2025-10-14, EIN 84-1742258, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.