Arca 401(k) Review & Grade
Arca 401(k) Plan
Albuquerque, NMHealth Care & Social Assistance518 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,116Employer $ per active participant
$1,812Employee $ saved per active participant
0.67%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$16.5MNet plan assets, end of year
$23,186Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity26.5 / 5053th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost3.5 / 2514th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving5.8 / 1539th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score46 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Health Care & Social Assistance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (1,427 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 53th |
| Lower admin cost | 14th |
| Employee saving | 39th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 36% |
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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
- Arca put in about $1,116 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($976). 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.
- Direct plan expenses (0.67% 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 | $577,363 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $937,597 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $25,538 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $105,882 |
| Benefits paid out | $1,978,057 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $15.2M / $16.5M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 537 / 498 |
| Participants with account balances | 710 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Loftis & Lovato Group |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Bokf, NA | $105,882 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251006132815NAL0003472081001, received 2025-10-06, EIN 85-6005755, plan #004, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.