Wheels, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Wheels, LLC Retirement Savings Plan
Des Plaines, ILReal Estate & Rental1,590 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$3,808Employer $ per active participant
$9,153Employee $ saved per active participant
0.14%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$269.5MNet plan assets, end of year
$113,055Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity43.6 / 5087th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost16.2 / 2565th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving13.7 / 1591th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score84 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Real Estate & Rental plans with 500–2,499 active participants (291 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 87th |
| Lower admin cost | 65th |
| Employee saving | 91th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 47% |
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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
- Wheels put in about $3,808 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($1,279). 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 | $6,055,067 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $14,554,049 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $3,251,035 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $300,170 |
| Contract administrator fees | $300 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $85,000 |
| Other admin expenses | $30,000 |
| Benefits paid out | $26,937,684 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $154.6M / $269.5M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,204 / 1,976 |
| Participants with account balances | 2,384 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Ernst and Young |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $212,578 reported compensation |
| Forest Capital Management LLC | $85,000 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251015131413NAL0006370048001, received 2025-10-15, EIN 36-2317983, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.