Antero Resources Corporation 401(k) Review & Grade
Antero Resources Corporation 401(k) Plan
Denver, COMining, Oil & Gas612 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$7,194Employer $ per active participant
$11,125Employee $ saved per active participant
0.02%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$100.0MNet plan assets, end of year
$151,718Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity36.7 / 5073th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost23.7 / 2595th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving12.4 / 1583th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score76 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Mining, Oil & Gas plans with 500–2,499 active participants (129 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 73th |
| Lower admin cost | 95th |
| Employee saving | 83th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 60% |
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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
- Antero Resources put in about $7,194 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($4,357). 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.
- 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 | $4,398,840 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $6,802,862 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $866,658 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $19,408 |
| Other admin expenses | $473 |
| Benefits paid out | $4,991,226 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $78.8M / $100.0M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 605 / 618 |
| Participants with account balances | 659 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Plante & Moran, PLLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| T Rowe Price RPS Inc | $18,935 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251009105433NAL0011298448001, received 2025-10-09, EIN 80-0162034, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.