Pexco, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Pexco LLC Retirement Savings Plan
Johns Creek, GAManufacturing566 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$2,160Employer $ per active participant
$3,838Employee $ saved per active participant
0.06%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$38.1MNet plan assets, end of year
$49,453Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity23.3 / 5047th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost21.3 / 2585th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving5.1 / 1534th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score57 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 47th |
| Lower admin cost | 85th |
| Employee saving | 34th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $6,587 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Pexco put in about $2,160 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.
- 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 | $1,223,563 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $2,174,219 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $749,173 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $20,031 |
| Contract administrator fees | $1,280 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $449 |
| Benefits paid out | $2,894,168 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $32.8M / $38.1M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 514 / 619 |
| Participants with account balances | 770 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Shawn Pooler, CPA |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Newport Group, Inc. | $19,582 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250718073911NAL0001959584001, received 2025-07-18, EIN 26-4323543, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.