401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Transition Finance Strategies, LLC Dba Blue Ridge ESOP Associates 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
166
Participants Small participant base
66th
Percentile by assets National rank
$87,343
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Transition Finance Strategies, LLC Dba Blue Ridge ESOP Associates · Virginia · Professional & Technical Services

$14M in assets, 166 participants

Transition Finance Strategies, LLC Dba Blue Ridge ESOP Associates's Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan reported $14M in total assets and 166 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 66th 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.

  • #13,375 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan covers 166 participants in Virginia, about 21% of the average Virginia filer (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $14M.

#13,375
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+38.2%
assets growth YoY

Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$14,498,980 Top 34% higher than 66% 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

Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (166 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$561K in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 99 in the plan year 2022 filing to 166 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $14M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 134238973 · Transition Finance Strategies, LLC Dba Blue Ridge ESOP Associates PY 2023 · 401(k)

Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan · $14M · 166 · 66th

  • EIN $14M
  • EIN 166
  • EIN 66th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near California First Leasing Corporation 401(k) Plan
  • EIN ind #13375

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 Virginia →

Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN134238973
Plan Effective Date2021-08-19
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Transition Finance Strategies, LLC Dba Blue Ridge ESOP Associates)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Transition Finance Strategies, LLC Dba Blue Ridge ESOP Associates plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$18M 74.9518515620376% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5M$10M$15M$20M 202220232024 $10.5M $18.4M ▲ +75.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 99 $10M
2023 1 166 $14M
2024 1 178 $18M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.01449898 · Participants: 166Blue Ridge 401(k) PlanNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.173098625 · Participants: 97987Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.97867624 · Participants: 62467401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 11.167449098 · Participants: 48860General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.583898778 · Participants: 27043Leidos, Inc. Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.406287325 · Participants: 31681Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is California First Leasing Corporation 401(k) Plan in CA ($14M); by covered participants it is California Retina Associates 401(k) Plan in CA (166 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($14M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (166 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 Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan surged - up 38.2% during 2023, from $10M to $14M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Transition Finance Strategies, LLC Dba Blue Ridge ESOP Associates plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Transition Finance Strategies, LLC Dba Blue Ridge ESOP Associates's sponsor-wide assets grew 75.0%, from $10M to $18M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is California First Leasing Corporation 401(k) Plan in CA ($14M, 13 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blue Ridge 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is California Retina Associates 401(k) Plan in CA (166 participants, $362K 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 134238973.

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.