Jostens, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Jostens 401(k) Retirement Plan
Minneapolis, MNManufacturing2,106 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$2,166Employer $ per active participant
$4,841Employee $ saved per active participant
0.14%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$136.3MNet plan assets, end of year
$49,019Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity23.4 / 5047th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost16.5 / 2566th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving7.3 / 1548th 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: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 47th |
| Lower admin cost | 66th |
| Employee saving | 48th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $5,168 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Jostens put in about $2,166 per active participant, below the typical peer ($2,320). 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.
- 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 | $4,561,657 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $10,194,836 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $3,308,366 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $173,527 |
| Contract administrator fees | $600 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $25,734 |
| Benefits paid out | $13,537,770 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $117.2M / $136.3M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 2,130 / 2,082 |
| Participants with account balances | 2,780 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Baker Tilly US, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $147,923 reported compensation |
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | $25,734 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250930110551NAL0029149090001, received 2025-09-30, EIN 41-0343440, plan #003, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.