Six Flags Entertainment Corporation 401(k) Review & Grade
Six Flags 401(k) Plan
Arlington, TXArts, Entertainment & Recreation15,976 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$102Employer $ per active participant
$432Employee $ saved per active participant
0.03%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$176.5MNet 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 cost20.9 / 2583th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving0.9 / 156th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-10 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score19 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: all industries, plans with 10,000+ active participants (fewer than 30 industry peers) (820 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 8th |
| Lower admin cost | 83th |
| Employee saving | 6th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 50% |
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Red flags from the filing
Benefits not paid when due: the plan reported failing to pay some benefits on time.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Six Flags Entertainment put in about $102 per active participant, below the typical peer ($2,229). 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 | $1,631,767 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $6,908,897 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $208,389 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $51,831 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $59,786 |
| Benefits paid out | $20,288,973 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $166.8M / $176.5M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 6,233 / 25,719 |
| Participants with account balances | 3,018 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Whitley Penn LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | $59,786 reported compensation |
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | −$7,955 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251015143826NAL0006611040001, received 2025-10-15, EIN 13-3995059, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.