Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Brown & Root Industrial Services 401(k) Plan
Baton Rouge, LAAdministrative, Support & Staffing Services3,424 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$3,402Employer $ per active participant
$7,010Employee $ saved per active participant
0.13%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$314.7MNet plan assets, end of year
$68,259Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity46.8 / 5094th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost12.1 / 2548th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving14.0 / 1594th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score76 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Administrative, Support & Staffing Services plans with 2,500–9,999 active participants (125 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 94th |
| Lower admin cost | 48th |
| Employee saving | 94th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 22% |
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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
- Brown & Root Industrial Services put in about $3,402 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($342). 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 | $11,651,662 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $24,005,535 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $7,737,075 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $387,049 |
| Other admin expenses | $387,049 |
| Benefits paid out | $48,312,334 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $287.3M / $314.7M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 3,358 / 3,491 |
| Participants with account balances | 4,610 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Eisneramper |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Vanguard Advisers Inc. | $216,425 reported compensation |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | $207,099 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20260218142622NAL0009128659001, received 2026-02-18, EIN 47-3996049, plan #013, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.