The Chamberlain Group LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Chamberlain 401(k) Plan
Oak Brook, ILManufacturing1,584 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$7,014Employer $ per active participant
$8,372Employee $ saved per active participant
0.13%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$348.5MNet plan assets, end of year
$144,951Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity45.6 / 5091th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost16.7 / 2567th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving12.4 / 1583th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score85 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 91th |
| Lower admin cost | 67th |
| Employee saving | 83th |
| 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
- Chamberlain Group put in about $7,014 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($2,320). Contribute at least enough to collect the full match. Skipping it leaves part of your pay on the table.
- 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 | $11,110,732 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $13,261,228 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $5,087,700 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $415,238 |
| Other admin expenses | $209,575 |
| Benefits paid out | $41,529,079 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $279.4M / $348.5M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,362 / 1,806 |
| Participants with account balances | 2,404 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | RSM US LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Inv Inst Op Co LLC | $178,048 reported compensation |
| Willis Towers Watson US LLC | $134,420 reported compensation |
| Towers Watson Inv Services Inc | $75,000 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251015165345NAL0002778227001, received 2025-10-15, EIN 06-0953094, plan #007, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.