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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

04-2103594· Cambridge, MA· Fidelity· 2025 filing· vs 6 plans your size
B
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Overall grade

Solid plan with a few things to improve.

A
Fees
A
Financial Wellness
C
Plan design
D
Compliance
Fees

Your plan pays under 1 bp of assets per year. Similar plans pay around 9 bps. Your plan is cheaper than about 99% of similar plans.

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Financial Wellness

Strong savings. Employees put away $11,859/employee a year. That's more than 87% of similar plans.

A
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Plan design

Good base, but no automatic enrollment. That's the top thing to add.

C
Employer match
The plan matches employee contributions, the single strongest driver of participation and savings.
Profit sharing
The employer also makes profit-sharing contributions on top of the match.
No automatic enrollment
Employees have to opt in themselves. Auto-enrollment is the easiest way to lift participation, and most newly started plans are now required to include it.
Safe harbor not reported
The filing does not establish whether this plan uses a safe harbor design, so it does not affect the grade.
Default investment (QDIA)
Employees who never pick investments land in a sensible default, usually a target-date fund, instead of cash.
Brokerage window
Employees can invest beyond the core fund menu through a self-directed brokerage account.
Compliance & health

1 critical issue on the latest filing. These need attention.

D
Failed IRS fairness test
The plan failed its annual IRS fairness test and had to refund contributions to higher-paid employees. A safe harbor design eliminates this problem entirely.
Fidelity bond below 10% of BOY assets, ERISA 412 violation
The reported ERISA fidelity bond is below the 10%-of-assets guideline based on beginning-of-year assets. Fast-growing plans can look under-bonded on paper; confirm against the plan's current bond coverage.
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Key insights

  • Strongest area: fees. Your plan pays under 1 bp of assets per year. Similar plans pay around 9 bps. Your plan is cheaper than about 99% of similar plans.
  • Best place to improve: compliance & health. 1 critical issue on the latest filing. These need attention.
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