Pacific Aviation, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Pacific Aviation, LLC 401(k) Plan
El Segundo, CATransportation & Warehousing548 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500-SF filing · How we grade
$418Employer $ per active participant
$781Employee $ saved per active participant
0.44%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$1.8MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity10.2 / 5020th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost6.8 / 2527th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving1.4 / 159th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features0 / 10No auto-enrollment or default investment reported
- Red-flag deductions-5 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score13 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Transportation & Warehousing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (392 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 20th |
| Lower admin cost | 27th |
| Employee saving | 9th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 37% |
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Red flags from the filing
No fidelity bond: the plan reported it was not covered by a fidelity bond, which protects participants against theft.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Pacific Aviation put in about $418 per active participant, below the typical peer ($1,070). 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 (0.44% 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 | $229,428 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $428,134 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $19,041 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $6,206 |
| Benefits paid out | $103,259 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $1.1M / $1.8M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 439 / 658 |
| Participants with account balances | 144 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500-SF filing, acknowledgment ID 20251015234702NAL0006030929001, received 2025-10-16, EIN 81-0926328, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.