Eileen Fisher, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Eileen Fisher, Inc. 401(k) Employee Savings Plan
Irvington, NYManufacturing826 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$675Employer $ per active participant
$5,054Employee $ saved per active participant
0.07%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$92.9MNet plan assets, end of year
$81,770Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity5.0 / 5010th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost20.2 / 2581th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving7.8 / 1552th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score36 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 10th |
| Lower admin cost | 81th |
| Employee saving | 52th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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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
- Eileen Fisher put in about $675 per active participant, below the typical peer ($2,320). 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.
- 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 | $556,855 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $4,172,155 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $895,976 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $64,407 |
| Benefits paid out | $7,625,588 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $83.0M / $92.9M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 809 / 842 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,136 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Pricewaterhousecoppers LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Transamerica Retirement Solutions | $64,407 reported compensation |
| National Financial Services | $0 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251014144308NAL0003188801003, received 2025-10-14, EIN 13-3359549, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.