401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
49
Participants Small participant base
37th
Percentile by assets National rank
$49,814
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Direct Color, Inc. · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$2M in assets, 49 participants

Direct Color, Inc.'s Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $2M in total assets and 49 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 37th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #4,194 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Direct Color, Inc. multi-year trail

Direct Color, Inc.'s plans moved +46.3% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan at $2M / 49 participants.

#4,194
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-4.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $106K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$2,440,865 37th percentile higher than 37% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan is a small filing (49 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 061517591 · Direct Color, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $2M · 49 · 37th

  • PART $2M
  • PART 49
  • PART 37th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Coastal Meats, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • PART ind #4194

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Connecticut →

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Direct Color, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Direct Color, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4M 46.32878098542935% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2M$2.5M$3M$3.5M$4M 202220232024 $2.44M $3.57M ▲ +46.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 49 $2M
2023 1 33 $3M
2024 1 35 $4M

Direct Color, Inc. filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income-$106K
Employer EIN061517591
Plan Effective Date2006-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Connecticut

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.002440865 · Participants: 49Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) PlanUnited Technologies Corporation Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.916975 · Participants: 55762United Technologies Corporation Employee Savings PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.786830027 · Participants: 57522GE Retirement Savings PlanCiti Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.438946034 · Participants: 70070Citi Retirement Savings PlanThe Hartford Investment and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.615003 · Participants: 17724The Hartford Investment and Savings PlanXerox Corporation Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.641347 · Participants: 11876Xerox Corporation Savings Plan
Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Coastal Meats, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in GA ($2M); by covered participants it is Ecoplan Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan in AZ (49 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (49 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan edged down modestly - down 4.2% during 2022, from $3M to $2M. Reported net income was -$106K.
How have Direct Color, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Direct Color, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 46.3%, from $2M to $4M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Coastal Meats, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in GA ($2M, 190 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Direct Color, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ecoplan Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan in AZ (49 participants, $63K in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 061517591.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.