Rukel Management, LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Rukel Management, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
ST. Charles, ILManufacturing1,061 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$548Employer $ per active participant
$900Employee $ saved per active participant
0.09%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$16.2MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity3.8 / 508th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost18.9 / 2576th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving0.4 / 153th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score26 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 8th |
| Lower admin cost | 76th |
| Employee saving | 3th |
| 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
- Rukel Management put in about $548 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.
- 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 | $581,880 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $954,910 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $41,372 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $14,074 |
| Other admin expenses | $14,074 |
| Benefits paid out | $644,741 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $13.8M / $16.2M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 978 / 1,144 |
| Participants with account balances | 297 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Porte Brown |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Trust Company of Illinois | $14,074 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250709135056NAL0004848417001, received 2025-07-09, EIN 26-0207564, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.