401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3M
Total assets Small plan by assets
189
Participants Below avg headcount
40th
Percentile by assets National rank
$15,414
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Shades of Light, LLC · Virginia · Retail Trade

$3M in assets, 189 participants

Shades of Light, LLC's Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan reported $3M in total assets and 189 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 40th 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.

  • #4,694 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan covers 189 participants in Virginia, about 24% of the average Virginia filer (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $3M.

#4,694
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-3.5%
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.

Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,913,185 40th percentile higher than 40% 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

Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (189 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 452474128 · Shades of Light, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan · $3M · 189 · 40th

  • NET $3M
  • NET 189
  • NET 40th
  • NET 401(k)
  • NET near Commercial Interiors Profit Sharing Plan
  • NET ind #4694

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$3M
Net Income-$106K
Employer EIN452474128
Plan Effective Date2018-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Shades of Light, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Shades of Light, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4M 48.326419365745735% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.5M$3M$3.5M$4M$4.5M 20222024 $2.91M $4.32M ▲ +48.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 189 $3M
2024 1 180 $4M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.002913185 · Participants: 189Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) PlanNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 32.567331218 · Participants: 92420Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.972737361 · Participants: 61481401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 9.624791923 · Participants: 36822General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.665678993 · Participants: 26125Leidos, Inc. Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.232987243 · Participants: 31556Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Commercial Interiors Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($3M); by covered participants it is Healthcare Association of New York State, Inc Retirement Savings Plan in NY (189 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (189 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 Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan edged down modestly - down 3.5% during 2022, from $3M to $3M. Reported net income was -$106K.
How have Shades of Light, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2024), Shades of Light, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 48.3%, from $3M to $4M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Commercial Interiors Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($3M, 14 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Shades of Light, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Healthcare Association of New York State, Inc Retirement Savings Plan in NY (189 participants, $57M 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 452474128.

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.