Participant contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
Employer contribution per participant is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)
Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.
Plan appears closed to new enrollment or frozen - balance-holders far exceed active participants, or the plan reports active distributions with no inflows. Exclude from peer benchmarks.
| Metric | This plan | Peer set | Industry | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg account balance | $44,539 | $50,919-12.5% | $155,556-71.4% | $77,762-42.7% |
| Participation rate | 100.0% | 63.1%+36.9pp | 78.2%+21.8pp | 70.6%+29.4pp |
| Annual return | -4.43% | 34.84%-39.3pp | 64.84%-69.3pp | 31.27%-35.7pp |
| Employer contribution / active EE | $0 | $1,991-100.0% | $4,675-100.0% | $2,728-100.0% |
| Participant deferral / active EE | $0 | $2,824-100.0% | $5,631-100.0% | $4,651-100.0% |
| Admin fee / account holder | $5,298 | $437+1113.0% | $15,885-66.6% | $433+1123.8% |