401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$51K
Total assets Small plan by assets
4
Participants Small participant base
4th
Percentile by assets National rank
$12,811
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Elite Custom Signs, Inc. · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$51K in assets, 4 participants

Elite Custom Signs, Inc.'s Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $51K in total assets and 4 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 4th 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.

  • #294 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

2023 asset change

Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan contracted severely 30.6% in 2023 ($74K → $51K) for 4 participants.

#294
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-30.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $23K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$51,242 4th percentile higher than 4% of 127,068 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 2023

Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan is a micro filing (4 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $74K in the plan year 2022 filing to $51K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 5 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from -$20K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$23K in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 463825975 · Elite Custom Signs, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $51K · 4 · 4th

  • VS-ST $51K
  • VS-ST 4
  • VS-ST 4th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Pmgg LLC 401(k) 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust
  • VS-ST ind #294

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 North Carolina →

Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Elite Custom Signs, Inc. years around the 2023 move

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Elite Custom Signs, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$67K 8.962200243869395% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.04M$0.05M$0.06M$0.07M$0.08M 202220232024 $0.07M $0.07M ▲ +0.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 5 $74K
2023 1 4 $51K
2024 1 4 $67K

2023 asset-move particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$74K
Net Assets (End of Year)$51K
Net Income-$23K
Employer EIN463825975
Plan Effective Date2013-10-08
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.000051242 · Participants: 4Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 54.848846192 · Participants: 173899The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.388124058 · Participants: 40004Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.354065 · Participants: 28121Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.120701726 · Participants: 55480Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanNucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.510660989 · Participants: 24174Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan
Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pmgg LLC 401(k) 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in IN ($51K); by covered participants it is Makingchg, Inc. Retirement Plan in TN (4 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($51K here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan contracted severely - down 30.6% during 2023, from $74K to $51K. Reported net income was -$23K.
How have Elite Custom Signs, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Elite Custom Signs, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 9.0%, from $74K to $67K.
Where does Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 4th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pmgg LLC 401(k) 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in IN ($51K, 81 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Elite Custom Signs, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Makingchg, Inc. Retirement Plan in TN (4 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 463825975.

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.