The Vollrath Company, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
The Vollrath Company, LLC Savings & Profit Sharing Plan
Sheboygan, WIManufacturing591 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$4,582Employer $ per active participant
$8,005Employee $ saved per active participant
0.16%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$120.1MNet plan assets, end of year
$153,200Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity39.9 / 5080th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost15.4 / 2562th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving12.0 / 1580th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features7 / 10Auto-enrollment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score71 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 80th |
| Lower admin cost | 62th |
| Employee saving | 80th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $626 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Vollrath Company put in about $4,582 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 | $2,707,827 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $4,731,041 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $820,504 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $184,108 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $23,700 |
| Benefits paid out | $16,741,146 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $113.4M / $120.1M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 597 / 585 |
| Participants with account balances | 784 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Cliftonlarsonallen LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Oneamerica Retirement Services LLC | $160,408 reported compensation |
| Alpha Investment Consulting Group | $23,700 reported compensation |
| Matrix Trust Company | $0 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251010135314NAL0018755762001, received 2025-10-10, EIN 39-1859733, plan #011, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.