Worldwide Equipment Enterprises 401(k) Review & Grade
Worldwide Equipment Enterprises, Inc. Employees Savings
Knoxville, TNWholesale Trade828 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$637Employer $ per active participant
$3,010Employee $ saved per active participant
0.49%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$31.6MNet plan assets, end of year
$33,949Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity5.8 / 5012th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost6.0 / 2524th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving3.4 / 1523th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score22 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Wholesale Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (603 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 12th |
| Lower admin cost | 24th |
| Employee saving | 23th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 53% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $25,033 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Worldwide Equipment Enterprises put in about $637 per active participant, below the typical peer ($1,792). 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.
- Direct plan expenses (0.49% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.23%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- 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 | $527,101 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $2,492,516 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $150,889 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $144,022 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $59,485 |
| Benefits paid out | $2,179,276 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $27.4M / $31.6M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 858 / 798 |
| Participants with account balances | 930 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Dean Dorton Allen Ford PLLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Adp, Inc. | $84,537 reported compensation |
| MCF Advisors | $59,485 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251014060348NAL0003268304001, received 2025-10-14, EIN 61-1077939, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.