401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$33M
Total assets Below avg plan size
362
Participants Below avg headcount
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$90,353
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Colors & Effects USA LLC · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$33M in assets, 362 participants

Colors & Effects USA LLC's Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan reported $33M in total assets and 362 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #13,578 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan covers 362 participants in New Jersey, about 43% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $33M.

#13,578
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+21.3%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$32,707,834 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Colors & Effects USA LLC 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. Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (362 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $27M in the plan year 2022 filing to $33M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 370 in the plan year 2022 filing to 362 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 811945988 · Colors & Effects USA LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan · $33M · 362 · 80th

  • ASSETS $33M
  • ASSETS 362
  • ASSETS 80th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near St. Croix Hospice 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #13578

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 New Jersey →

Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) PlanColors & Effects USA LLC 401…$33MSt. Croix Hospice 401(k) Plan$33MWood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP Attorneys & Staff 401(k) Plan and TrustWood, Smith, Henning & Berma…$33MQueensborough Company 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanQueensborough Company 401(k)…$33MBird Technologies Group Inc. 401(k) Plan and TrustBird Technologies Group Inc.…$33M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$27M
Net Assets (End of Year)$33M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN811945988
Plan Effective Date2021-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Colors & Effects USA LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Colors & Effects USA LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2024 filing year
$0M$20M$40M$60M 202220232024 $30.9M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 495 $31M
2023 2 474 $38M
2024 2 398 N/A

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.032707834 · Participants: 362Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.552237022 · Participants: 176610JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 27.825640157 · Participants: 78072Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.177853595 · Participants: 41291Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.543526764 · Participants: 59346Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.424416176 · Participants: 26850Merck US Savings Plan
Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is St. Croix Hospice 401(k) Plan in MN ($33M); by covered participants it is Bk Medical Holding Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MA (362 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (362 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 Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 21.3% during 2023, from $27M to $33M. Reported net income was $6M.
Where does Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan ranks in the 80th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is St. Croix Hospice 401(k) Plan in MN ($33M, 1,559 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Colors & Effects USA LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bk Medical Holding Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MA (362 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 811945988.

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.