401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $15M
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 270
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 73rd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $56,865
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Design Communications, Ltd. · Massachusetts · Professional & Technical Services
$15M in assets, 270 participants
Design Communications, Ltd.'s Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan reported $15M in total assets and 270 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 73rd 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.
- #15,647 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
Coverage in Massachusetts
Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan covers 270 participants in Massachusetts, about 41% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $15M.
- #15,647
- in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
- -10.1%
- assets change YoY
The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$15,353,616 Top 27% higher than 73% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Design Communications, Ltd. 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. Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (270 participants).
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 042830520 · Design Communications, Ltd. PY 2022 · 401(k)
Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan · $15M · 270 · 73rd
- PART $15M
- PART 270
- PART 73rd
- PART 401(k)
- PART near Willmeng Construction, Inc. 401(k) Plan
- PART ind #15647
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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →
Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Massachusetts filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $17M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $15M |
| Net Income | -$2M |
| Employer EIN | 042830520 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1991-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Design Communications, Ltd.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Design Communications, Ltd. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $23M 48.95762014628997% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 270 | $15M |
| 2023 | 1 | 290 | $20M |
| 2024 | 1 | 286 | $23M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Fidelity Retirement Savings Plan $23.0B · 52,036
- Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan $8.8B · 32,843
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan $5.8B · 13,690
- Philips North America 401(k) Plan $5.2B · 19,750
- Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan $4.9B · 18,359
Design Communications, Ltd. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Willmeng Construction, Inc. 401(k) Plan in AZ ($15M); by covered participants it is Maxair Mechanical 401(k) Plan in GA (270 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($15M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (270 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Maxair Mechanical 401(k) Plan (GA) 270 · 0 off
- U. S. Steel Tubular Services Savings Plan (PA) 270 · 0 off
- The Sheakley Group of Companies 401(k) (OH) 270 · 0 off
- Frost Management Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (FL) 270 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.