Proenergy Service LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Proenergy Service 401(k) Plan
Sedalia, MOManufacturing542 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$2,197Employer $ per active participant
$7,846Employee $ saved per active participant
0.38%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$39.3MNet plan assets, end of year
$63,802Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity23.8 / 5048th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost8.0 / 2532th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving11.9 / 1579th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score51 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 48th |
| Lower admin cost | 32th |
| Employee saving | 79th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $315,190 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Proenergy Service put in about $2,197 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 (0.38% 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 | $1,189,473 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $4,248,686 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $501,062 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $138,125 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $93,555 |
| Benefits paid out | $3,662,004 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $33.1M / $39.3M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 529 / 554 |
| Participants with account balances | 616 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Grant Thornton, LLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith | $51,641 reported compensation |
| Empower Annuity Insurance Company | $44,570 reported compensation |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC | $41,914 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251015164956NAL0010719778001, received 2025-10-15, EIN 01-0691758, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.