Metro Philly Management Solutions, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Metro Philly Management Solutions, LLC 401(k) Plan
Drexel Hill, PARetail Trade708 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$697Employer $ per active participant
$1,179Employee $ saved per active participant
0.86%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$10.6MNet plan assets, end of year
$15,346Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity23.8 / 5048th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost2.2 / 259th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.9 / 1519th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score39 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Retail Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (719 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 48th |
| Lower admin cost | 9th |
| Employee saving | 19th |
| 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
- Metro Philly Management Solutions put in about $697 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.
- Direct plan expenses (0.86% 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 | $493,217 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $834,281 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | – |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $86,021 |
| Contract administrator fees | $86,021 |
| Benefits paid out | $1,128,655 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $9.5M / $10.6M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 690 / 725 |
| Participants with account balances | 688 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Citrin Cooperman Co LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Merrill Lych | $130,532 reported compensation |
| Ascensus LLC | $41,445 reported compensation |
| Future Plan by Ascensus | $21,591 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250911131531NAL0000535777001, received 2025-09-11, EIN 27-2207131, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.