Rainbow Media Holdings LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Amc Networks 401(k) Savings Plan · d/b/a Amc Networks Inc.
New York, NYInformation1,058 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$5,030Employer $ per active participant
$11,382Employee $ saved per active participant
0.08%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$320.4MNet plan assets, end of year
$178,920Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity40.8 / 5082th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost19.6 / 2578th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving10.2 / 1568th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score78 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Information plans with 500–2,499 active participants (310 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 82th |
| Lower admin cost | 78th |
| Employee saving | 68th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $5,125 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Rainbow Media Holdings put in about $5,030 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($2,829). 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.
- 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 | $5,321,750 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $12,041,772 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $1,351,978 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $252,904 |
| Contract administrator fees | $1,500 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $145,122 |
| Benefits paid out | $31,267,038 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $294.8M / $320.4M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,080 / 1,036 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,791 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Bdo USA, P.C. |
| Employer stock held by plan | $1,736,780 |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $107,782 reported compensation |
| Financial Engines | $83,759 reported compensation |
| Mercer | $61,363 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251010123913NAL0017964802001, received 2025-10-10, EIN 11-3342870, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.