The Budd Group, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Budd Group, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan
Winston-Salem, NCAdministrative, Support & Staffing Services2,257 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$90Employer $ per active participant
$343Employee $ saved per active participant
0.32%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$5.4MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity8.8 / 5018th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost9.7 / 2539th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.2 / 1515th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score24 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Administrative, Support & Staffing Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (401 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 18th |
| Lower admin cost | 39th |
| Employee saving | 15th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 27% |
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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
- Budd Group put in about $90 per active participant, below the typical peer ($712). 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 | $202,736 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $774,586 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $57,493 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $15,863 |
| Contract administrator fees | $15,863 |
| Benefits paid out | $778,041 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $4.6M / $5.4M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 2,231 / 2,283 |
| Participants with account balances | 366 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Bernard Robinson & Company |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Stancorp Financial Group | $63,168 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250731181716NAL0003317491001, received 2025-07-31, EIN 56-0750470, plan #003, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.