Fox Factory, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Fox Factory, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
Duluth, GAManufacturing3,194 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,144Employer $ per active participant
$3,380Employee $ saved per active participant
0.51%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$83.8MNet plan assets, end of year
$26,335Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity6.5 / 5013th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost3.1 / 2513th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.8 / 1519th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score19 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 2,500–9,999 active participants (566 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 13th |
| Lower admin cost | 13th |
| Employee saving | 19th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 70% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $78,801 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Fox Factory put in about $1,144 per active participant, below the typical peer ($3,452). 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 (0.51% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.12%). 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 | $3,655,020 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $10,798,871 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $1,756,716 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $387,928 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $150,127 |
| Benefits paid out | $11,718,211 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $69.5M / $83.8M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 3,465 / 2,924 |
| Participants with account balances | 3,182 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Windham Brannon, LLC |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Empower Annuity Insurance Company O | $218,801 reported compensation |
| Sageview Advisory Group, LLC | $101,732 reported compensation |
| Sageview Advisory Group, LLC | $48,395 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250912101000NAL0000723795001, received 2025-09-12, EIN 94-2472535, plan #003, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.