ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

3ls Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$134M
Total assets Near avg plan size
424
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$314,873
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by 3ls Inc. · Tennessee · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$134M in assets, 424 participants

3ls Inc.'s 3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $134M in total assets and 424 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #16,602 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Tennessee

3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 424 participants in Tennessee, about 38% of the average Tennessee filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $134M.

#16,602
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+12.7%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$133,506,002 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

3ls, Inc. 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. 3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (424 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • 3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $17M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • 3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 505 in the plan year 2022 filing to 424 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • 3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $118M in the plan year 2022 filing to $134M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 473407777 · 3ls Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $134M · 424 · 93rd

  • PHOTO $134M
  • PHOTO 424
  • PHOTO 93rd
  • PHOTO ESOP
  • PHOTO near Cts Cement Manufacturing Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • PHOTO ind #16602

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 Tennessee →

3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among 3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Tennessee filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$118M
Net Assets (End of Year)$112M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN473407777
Plan Effective Date2013-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (3ls Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All 3ls Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$176M 24.767944396365056% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $141M $176M ▲ +24.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,308 $141M
2023 2 1,276 $161M
2024 2 1,144 $176M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Tennessee

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

3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0500100015002000 0100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants 3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 133.506002 · Participants: 4243ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanBarr Brands International Amended and Restated Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 426.710102 · Participants: 401Barr Brands International Amended and Restated Employee Stock Ownership PlanZander Group Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 221.11771 · Participants: 190Zander Group Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanNational Health Corp Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 144.306423 · Participants: 1470National Health Corp Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership PlanSmith Seckman Reid, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 99.459001 · Participants: 483Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanChurchill Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 81.144338 · Participants: 474Churchill Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare 3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest ESOP by assets is Cts Cement Manufacturing Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($133M); by covered participants it is Aubrey Silvey Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in GA (424 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (424 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 3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.7% during 2023, from $118M to $134M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have 3ls Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), 3ls Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 24.8%, from $141M to $176M.
Where does 3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to 3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cts Cement Manufacturing Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($133M, 208 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to 3ls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Aubrey Silvey Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in GA (424 participants, $222M 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 473407777.

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.