Millwood, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Millwood, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Vienna, OHManufacturing1,591 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$386Employer $ per active participant
$2,212Employee $ saved per active participant
0.62%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$34.2MNet plan assets, end of year
$26,145Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity2.6 / 505th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost4.1 / 2516th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.1 / 1514th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score16 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 5th |
| Lower admin cost | 16th |
| Employee saving | 14th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $178,441 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Millwood put in about $386 per active participant, below the typical peer ($2,320). 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 (0.62% 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 | $613,422 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $3,519,633 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $57,128 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $196,889 |
| Contract administrator fees | $136,945 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $59,944 |
| Benefits paid out | $2,699,122 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $29.1M / $34.2M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,495 / 1,687 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,309 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | O'connor, Hoso & Loree, LLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Stancorp Financial Group | $137,000 reported compensation |
| First National Trust Company | $59,944 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251014231248NAL0005036496001, received 2025-10-15, EIN 34-1725500, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.