401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
175
Participants Small participant base
65th
Percentile by assets National rank
$79,027
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan · Sponsored by V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$14M in assets, 175 participants

V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc.'s V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan reported $14M in total assets and 175 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 65th 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.

  • #10,017 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan covers 175 participants in Massachusetts, about 27% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $14M.

#10,017
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+17.4%
assets growth YoY

V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$13,829,784 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings 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. V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (175 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $12M in the plan year 2022 filing to $14M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan reported participants rose from 165 in the plan year 2022 filing to 175 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 042547781 · V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan · $14M · 175 · 65th

  • PCT $14M
  • PCT 175
  • PCT 65th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Knight Piesold and Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #10017

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 Massachusetts →

V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN042547781
Plan Effective Date1984-09-25
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$15M 25.151991764182497% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$11M$12M$13M$14M$15M$16M 202220232024 $11.8M $14.7M ▲ +25.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 165 $12M
2023 1 175 $14M
2024 1 164 $15M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.013829784 · Participants: 175V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.649852331 · Participants: 62289Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.556596852 · Participants: 37052Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.829912863 · Participants: 14094Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.786107181 · Participants: 19881Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.779286156 · Participants: 19120Philips North America 401(k) Plan
V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Knight Piesold and Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan in CO ($14M); by covered participants it is Uniseal 401(k) Plan in IN (175 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 (175 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 V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan grew sharply - up 17.4% during 2023, from $12M to $14M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 25.2%, from $12M to $15M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Knight Piesold and Co. 401(k) Retirement Plan in CO ($14M, 91 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to V. H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. Tax Deferred Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Uniseal 401(k) Plan in IN (175 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 042547781.

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.