Ucare Minnesota 401(k) Review & Grade
Ucare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Minneapolis, MNFinance & Insurance1,684 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$3,802Employer $ per active participant
$7,274Employee $ saved per active participant
0.21%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$150.3MNet plan assets, end of year
$72,592Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity26.6 / 5053th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost13.3 / 2553th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving7.8 / 1552th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
Total score58 / 100 · Grade C
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (754 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 53th |
| Lower admin cost | 53th |
| Employee saving | 52th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 62% |
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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
- Ucare Minnesota put in about $3,802 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($3,606). Contribute at least enough to collect the full match. Skipping it leaves part of your pay on the table.
- 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 | $6,405,306 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $12,253,439 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $1,917,484 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $284,034 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $223,364 |
| Other admin expenses | $62 |
| Benefits paid out | $8,514,015 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $122.6M / $150.3M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,614 / 1,755 |
| Participants with account balances | 2,070 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Clifton Larson Allen LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Acg | $223,364 reported compensation |
| Milliman, Inc. | $60,608 reported compensation |
| Charles Schwab Trust Bank | $39,765 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250730154047NAL0002503187001, received 2025-07-30, EIN 36-3573805, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.