Barber Dme Supply Group 401(k) Review & Grade
Barber Dme Supply Group 401(k) Plan
Falls Church, VARetail Trade587 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500-SF filing · How we grade
$6Employer $ per active participant
$96Employee $ saved per active participant
1.01%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$177,193Net plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity2.9 / 506th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost1.6 / 256th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving0.1 / 151th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score15 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Retail Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (719 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 6th |
| Lower admin cost | 6th |
| Employee saving | 1th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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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
- Barber Dme Supply Group put in about $6 per active participant, below the typical peer ($743). 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 (1.01% 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.
- 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 | $3,327 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $56,456 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | – |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $1,560 |
| Benefits paid out | $28,584 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $132,971 / $177,193 |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 659 / 515 |
| Participants with account balances | 65 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500-SF filing, acknowledgment ID 20250617080213NAL0001412305001, received 2025-06-17, EIN 03-0398074, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.