Southern California Gas Company 401(k) Review & Grade
Southern California Gas Company Retirement Savings Plan
San Diego, CAUtilities8,922 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$3,624Employer $ per active participant
$12,405Employee $ saved per active participant
0.01%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$3.1BNet plan assets, end of year
$298,886Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity6.8 / 5014th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost24.1 / 2597th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving10.1 / 1568th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score51 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Utilities plans with 2,500–9,999 active participants (38 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 14th |
| Lower admin cost | 97th |
| Employee saving | 68th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 82% |
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
- Southern California Gas put in about $3,624 per active participant, below the typical peer ($6,490). 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 | $32,335,344 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $110,678,387 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $5,982,928 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $398,326 |
| Other admin expenses | $2,220 |
| Benefits paid out | $172,918,194 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $2.7B / $3.1B |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 8,998 / 8,846 |
| Participants with account balances | 10,311 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Deloitte & Touche |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| T Rowe Price RPS Inc | $398,326 reported compensation |
| Northern Trust Company | $50,352 reported compensation |
| Laguna Wealth Advisors LLC | $15,807 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250627082613NAL0005405603002, received 2025-06-27, EIN 95-1240705, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.
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