ST Engineering Hackney, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
ST Engineering Hackney 401k Ret Plan
Washington, NCManufacturing609 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$346Employer $ per active participant
$1,668Employee $ saved per active participant
0.25%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$22.0MNet plan assets, end of year
$65,223Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity2.1 / 504th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost11.8 / 2547th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving1.2 / 158th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score15 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 4th |
| Lower admin cost | 47th |
| Employee saving | 8th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $50,699 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- ST Engineering Hackney put in about $346 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 | $210,739 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $1,015,995 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | – |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $54,189 |
| Contract administrator fees | $32,511 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $21,678 |
| Benefits paid out | $3,332,527 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $21.4M / $22.0M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 541 / 677 |
| Participants with account balances | 338 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Stancil PC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Ascensus LLC | $32,511 reported compensation |
| One Digital Investment Advisors | $21,678 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250930081210NAL0005383923001, received 2025-09-30, EIN 37-1418273, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.