Kinecta Federal Credit Union 401(k) Review & Grade
Kinecta Federal Credit Union 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan
Manhattan Beach, CAFinance & Insurance758 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$3,376Employer $ per active participant
$7,929Employee $ saved per active participant
0.12%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$136.1MNet plan assets, end of year
$128,511Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity23.0 / 5046th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost17.5 / 2570th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving8.9 / 1559th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score59 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (754 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 46th |
| Lower admin cost | 70th |
| Employee saving | 59th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 62% |
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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
- Kinecta Federal Credit Union put in about $3,376 per active participant, below the typical peer ($3,606). 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.
- 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 | $2,560,642 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $6,014,097 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $1,346,745 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $154,203 |
| Benefits paid out | $16,144,505 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $125.9M / $136.1M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 827 / 690 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,059 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Turner, Warren Hwang & Conrad a |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Empower Annuity Insurance Company | $154,203 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251002135737NAL0000583729001, received 2025-10-02, EIN 95-6038909, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.