Crain Automotive Holdings, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Crain Automotive Team 401(k) Plan
Little Rock, ARRetail Trade581 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$436Employer $ per active participant
$2,181Employee $ saved per active participant
0.88%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$8.9MNet plan assets, end of year
$9,528Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity16.6 / 5033th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost2.1 / 258th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving5.5 / 1537th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score24 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Retail Trade plans with 500–2,499 active participants (719 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 33th |
| Lower admin cost | 8th |
| Employee saving | 37th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $1,180 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Crain Automotive Holdings put in about $436 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 (0.88% 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.
- 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 | $253,536 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $1,267,355 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $179,571 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $72,280 |
| Contract administrator fees | $13,209 |
| Benefits paid out | $1,332,593 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $7.6M / $8.9M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 549 / 613 |
| Participants with account balances | 937 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Rasco Winter Thomas Group |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| John Hancock Life Insurance Company | $7,404 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251029165935NAL0001591040001, received 2025-10-29, EIN 52-2173821, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.