Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation 401(k) Review & Grade
Burlington Stores Puerto Rico Savings Plan
Burlington, NJManufacturing2,335 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$47Employer $ per active participant
$78Employee $ saved per active participant
0.23%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$1.9MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity0.8 / 502th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost12.6 / 2551th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving0.0 / 150th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score13 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 2th |
| Lower admin cost | 51th |
| Employee saving | 0th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $33,459 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse put in about $47 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 | $110,534 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $183,190 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $0 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $3,939 |
| Benefits paid out | $105,176 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $1.6M / $1.9M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 2,005 / 2,665 |
| Participants with account balances | 165 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Baker Tilly US, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Empower Annuity Insurance Company | $3,939 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250930125849NAL0012273713001, received 2025-09-30, EIN 22-1970303, plan #003, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.