The Manitowoc Company, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan
Milwaukee, WIManufacturing1,734 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$5,349Employer $ per active participant
$7,493Employee $ saved per active participant
0.09%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$323.6MNet plan assets, end of year
$139,680Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity42.4 / 5085th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost19.2 / 2577th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving11.5 / 1577th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score83 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 85th |
| Lower admin cost | 77th |
| Employee saving | 77th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
No red flags were reported on this filing's compliance questions.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Manitowoc Company put in about $5,349 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($2,320). 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 | $9,272,082 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $12,988,660 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $2,697,292 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $275,434 |
| Contract administrator fees | $900 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $48,116 |
| Other admin expenses | $106,940 |
| Benefits paid out | $26,678,483 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $296.1M / $323.6M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,720 / 1,747 |
| Participants with account balances | 2,317 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Wipfli LLP |
| Employer stock held by plan | $5,891,240 |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $97,946 reported compensation |
| Mercer Investment LLC | $63,459 reported compensation |
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | $48,116 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250709133138NAL0013000498001, received 2025-07-09, EIN 39-0448110, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.