Smyth Companies, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Smyth Companies Savings and Profit Sharing Plan
Eagan, MNManufacturing516 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,377Employer $ per active participant
$5,249Employee $ saved per active participant
0.25%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$51.0MNet plan assets, end of year
$83,003Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity13.6 / 5027th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost11.8 / 2547th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving8.2 / 1555th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-13 pts2 issues reported on the filing
Total score31 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 27th |
| Lower admin cost | 47th |
| Employee saving | 55th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
Auditor concern: the independent auditor gave a qualified or adverse opinion.
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $65 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Smyth Companies put in about $1,377 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 | $709,928 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $2,706,000 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $259,808 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $123,318 |
| Contract administrator fees | $73,355 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $49,963 |
| Benefits paid out | $7,111,224 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $47.7M / $51.0M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 489 / 542 |
| Participants with account balances | 615 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Eisneramper LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Principal Life Insurance Company | $70,741 reported compensation |
| Onedigital Investment Advisors | $50,000 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251008091449NAL0009444864001, received 2025-10-08, EIN 90-0743685, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.