Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation 401(k) Review & Grade
Dgoc Employee Savings Plan
Birmingham, ALMining, Oil & Gas1,392 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$5,677Employer $ per active participant
$6,770Employee $ saved per active participant
0.34%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$110.2MNet plan assets, end of year
$71,642Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity31.3 / 5062th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost9.0 / 2536th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving6.4 / 1543th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score54 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Mining, Oil & Gas plans with 500–2,499 active participants (129 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 62th |
| Lower admin cost | 36th |
| Employee saving | 43th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 60% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $978 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Diversified Gas & Oil put in about $5,677 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($4,357). 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 | $7,905,572 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $9,427,368 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $2,475,378 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $342,019 |
| Contract administrator fees | $338,369 |
| Other admin expenses | $3,650 |
| Benefits paid out | $9,857,160 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $89.6M / $110.2M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,457 / 1,328 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,538 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Lbmc, PC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Voya Retirement Insurance & Annuity | $342,132 reported compensation |
| Oneascent Financial Services LLC | $199,249 reported compensation |
| Leafhouse Financial Advisors | $39,175 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250903124711NAL0015391585001, received 2025-09-03, EIN 46-5279721, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.