Great Dane 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingGreat Dane LLC Employee'S Retirement Savings Plan · Plan 004 · EIN 36-4120610Updated Oct 2026

What Great Dane's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $9.7M in employer contributions, about $1,854 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$48,916
Average account balance
5,316
Participants (end of year)
$256M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.09%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperPrincipal Life Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorBaker Tilly US, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 283 defined-contribution plans in manufacturing with 5,000 to 9,999 participants.

Great Dane: employer contribution per participant$1,854
Peer median$2,895
Great Dane: average balance$48,916
Peer median$115,263
Great Dane: admin expenses ÷ assets0.09%
Peer median0.08%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $224M at the end of plan year 2021 to $256M at the end of plan year 2024.

$224M2021$187M2022$224M2023$256M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Great Dane plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20245,316$256M$9.7M$1,8540.09%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20235,723$224M$8.4M$1,5110.10%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20225,296$187M$7.4M$1,4360.08%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20214,731$224M$6.4M$1,3730.07%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Great Dane plans (2)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Great Dane Kewanee Union 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Plan 007 · EIN 36-4120610 · plan year 2024 filing
$28,011
Average account balance
389
Participants (end of year)
$3.8M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.20%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperPrincipal Life Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorBaker Tilly US, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Retirement Plan for Great Dane LLC

Plan 005 · EIN 36-4120610 · plan year 2024 filing
$47,358
Average account balance
6,290
Participants (end of year)
$298M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.98%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Independent auditorBaker Tilly US, LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Great Dane match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Great Dane LLC Employee'S Retirement Savings Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $9.7M in employer contributions, about $1,854 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Great Dane 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Great Dane LLC Employee'S Retirement Savings Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Great Dane 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Principal Life Insurance Company. The plan administrator is Great Dane LLC.

I left Great Dane. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Great Dane LLC, (773) 254-5533) or the recordkeeper, Principal Life Insurance Company. The Great Dane old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Great Dane 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Great Dane filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Great Dane. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology