ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Blt Communications, LLC ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
136
Participants Small participant base
56th
Percentile by assets National rank
$64,141
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Blt Communications, LLC · California · Information & Media

$9M in assets, 136 participants

Blt Communications, LLC's Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $9M in total assets and 136 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 56th 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.

  • #1,193 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in California

Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 136 participants in California, about 22% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $9M.

#1,193
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
-27.3%
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.

Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,723,154 Top 44% higher than 56% 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

Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership 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. Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (136 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $12M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 162 in the plan year 2022 filing to 136 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 954354864 · Blt Communications, LLC PY 2023 · ESOP

Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $9M · 136 · 56th

  • RANK $9M
  • RANK 136
  • RANK 56th
  • RANK ESOP
  • RANK near Parratt-Wolff, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • RANK ind #1193

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in California →

Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12M
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN954354864
Plan Effective Date2022-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blt Communications, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blt Communications, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$12M 2.6282340006502034% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8M$9M$10M$11M$12M$13M 202220232024 $12M $11.7M ▼ -2.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 162 $12M
2023 1 136 $9M
2024 1 138 $12M

Nearby ESOP Plans in California

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.008723154 · Participants: 136Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership PlanParsons Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.757068542 · Participants: 7871Parsons Employee Stock Ownership PlanAcco Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.444524335 · Participants: 1397Acco Employee Stock Ownership PlanRosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.125537204 · Participants: 1700Rosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAgron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.533004512 · Participants: 72Agron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRecology Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.497089527 · Participants: 3656Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest ESOP by assets is Parratt-Wolff, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY ($9M); by covered participants it is Metcut Employee Stock Ownership Trust in OH (136 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (136 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 Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan declined sharply - down 27.3% during 2023, from $12M to $9M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Blt Communications, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blt Communications, LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 2.6%, from $12M to $12M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Parratt-Wolff, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY ($9M, 52 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blt Communications, LLC Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Metcut Employee Stock Ownership Trust in OH (136 participants, $30M 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 954354864.

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.