Vontier Business Services LLC 401(k) Review & Grade
Vontier Retirement Savings Plan
Raleigh, NCManufacturing2,874 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$6,087Employer $ per active participant
$8,778Employee $ saved per active participant
0.07%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$409.0MNet plan assets, end of year
$122,961Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity39.2 / 5078th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost17.4 / 2570th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving10.9 / 1573th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-10 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score68 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 2,500–9,999 active participants (566 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 78th |
| Lower admin cost | 70th |
| Employee saving | 73th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 70% |
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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
- Vontier Business Services put in about $6,087 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($3,452). 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 | $17,493,375 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $25,229,097 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $6,738,292 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $270,000 |
| Contract administrator fees | $900 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $146,152 |
| Benefits paid out | $61,948,425 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $397.7M / $409.0M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 3,022 / 2,726 |
| Participants with account balances | 3,326 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Ernst and Young |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | $146,153 reported compensation |
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $125,393 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250714150920NAL0000779107001, received 2025-07-14, EIN 85-2604205, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.