Millerbernd Manufacturing Company 401(k) Review & Grade
Millerbernd Manufacturing Company Profit Sharing Plan
Winsted, MNManufacturing508 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,903Employer $ per active participant
$4,742Employee $ saved per active participant
0.34%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$34.9MNet plan assets, end of year
$80,887Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity20.5 / 5041th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost9.0 / 2536th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving7.1 / 1547th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score40 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 41th |
| Lower admin cost | 36th |
| Employee saving | 47th |
| 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
- Millerbernd Manufacturing put in about $1,903 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 | $967,845 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $2,411,362 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $407,363 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $114,843 |
| Contract administrator fees | $114,843 |
| Benefits paid out | $5,160,777 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $32.3M / $34.9M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 478 / 539 |
| Participants with account balances | 432 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Redpath & Company, LLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| MWM Wealth Advisory, LLC | $85,136 reported compensation |
| Stancorp Financial Group | $28,847 reported compensation |
| TSC 401k | $3,065 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251007093817NAL0004567729001, received 2025-10-07, EIN 41-0648061, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.