The Shyft Group, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
The Shyft Group Retirement Plan
Novi, MIManufacturing2,462 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,207Employer $ per active participant
$4,069Employee $ saved per active participant
0.20%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$109.2MNet plan assets, end of year
$31,177Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity11.4 / 5023th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost13.8 / 2555th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving5.7 / 1538th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score38 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 23th |
| Lower admin cost | 55th |
| Employee saving | 38th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $72,298 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Shyft Group put in about $1,207 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.
- 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 | $2,970,823 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $10,016,255 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $2,772,948 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $196,744 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $50,592 |
| Benefits paid out | $12,424,940 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $92.1M / $109.2M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 2,400 / 2,523 |
| Participants with account balances | 3,504 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | RSM US LLP |
| Employer stock held by plan | $622,654 |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $146,152 reported compensation |
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | $25,592 reported compensation |
| Morgan Stanley Graystone Consultin | $25,000 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251003154741NAL0003696578001, received 2025-10-03, EIN 38-2078923, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.