Jem Restaurant Group, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Jem/spg 401(k) Plan
Daniel Island, SCAccommodation & Food Services1,076 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500-SF filing · How we grade
$65Employer $ per active participant
$246Employee $ saved per active participant
1.46%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$950,744Net plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity9.1 / 5018th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost0.7 / 253th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.0 / 1514th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score15 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Accommodation & Food Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (458 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 18th |
| Lower admin cost | 3th |
| Employee saving | 14th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 17% |
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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
- Jem Restaurant Group put in about $65 per active participant, below the typical peer ($266). 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 (1.46% 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 | $69,578 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $265,008 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $0 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $11,538 |
| Benefits paid out | $100,335 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $634,088 / $950,744 |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 921 / 1,232 |
| Participants with account balances | 86 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500-SF filing, acknowledgment ID 20250404134108NAL0019525600001, received 2025-04-04, EIN 62-1730003, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.