Littlefield Investment Co. 401(k) Review & Grade
Littlefield Oil Companies 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Fort Smith, ARWholesale Trade530 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$412Employer $ per active participant
$856Employee $ saved per active participant
0.58%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$7.4MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity3.7 / 507th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost4.6 / 2518th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving0.5 / 153th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score12 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Wholesale Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (603 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 7th |
| Lower admin cost | 18th |
| Employee saving | 3th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 53% |
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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
- Littlefield Investment put in about $412 per active participant, below the typical peer ($1,792). 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.
- Direct plan expenses (0.58% 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.
- 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 | $218,726 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $454,300 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $116,325 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $40,222 |
| Benefits paid out | $586,383 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $6.4M / $7.4M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 245 / 816 |
| Participants with account balances | 98 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250626102554NAL0004936867001, received 2025-06-26, EIN 71-0727738, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.