Intelsat US LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Intelsat 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Mclean, VAInformation1,558 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$9,327Employer $ per active participant
$13,835Employee $ saved per active participant
0.03%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$627.7MNet plan assets, end of year
$289,385Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity48.7 / 5097th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost22.9 / 2592th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving12.1 / 1581th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score94 / 100 · Grade A
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Information plans with 500–2,499 active participants (310 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 97th |
| Lower admin cost | 92th |
| Employee saving | 81th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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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
- Intelsat US put in about $9,327 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($2,829). 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 | $14,532,117 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $21,555,141 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $2,630,487 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $205,550 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $46,581 |
| Benefits paid out | $44,197,504 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $549.7M / $627.7M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,575 / 1,541 |
| Participants with account balances | 2,169 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Cohnreznick LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| T Rowe Price RPS Inc | $129,492 reported compensation |
| Fiducient Advisors | $46,581 reported compensation |
| Cohnreznick LLP | $30,450 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251001160133NAL0018035635001, received 2025-10-01, EIN 95-4607698, plan #003, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.