401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$27M
Total assets Below avg plan size
134
Participants Small participant base
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$201,067
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. · California · Other Services

$27M in assets, 134 participants

Writers Guild of America, West, Inc.'s Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $27M in total assets and 134 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #7,603 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Coverage in California

Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 134 participants in California, about 21% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $27M.

#7,603
in Other Services (8,398 peers)
-11.3%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$26,942,993 Top 19% higher than 81% of 139,123 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 2022

Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (134 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 951809455 · Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $27M · 134 · 81st

  • EOY $27M
  • EOY 134
  • EOY 81st
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Illco Employees' 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan
  • EOY ind #7603

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$30M
Net Assets (End of Year)$27M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN951809455
Plan Effective Date1997-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Writers Guild of America, West, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$33M 21.393276537614064% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$26M$28M$30M$32M$34M 202220232024 $26.9M $32.7M ▲ +21.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 134 $27M
2023 1 136 $31M
2024 1 134 $33M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.026942993 · Participants: 134Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Illco Employees' 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in IL ($27M); by covered participants it is The Blain Companies 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MS (134 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (134 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.3% during 2022, from $30M to $27M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Writers Guild of America, West, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.4%, from $27M to $33M.
Where does Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Illco Employees' 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in IL ($27M, 97 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Blain Companies 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MS (134 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 951809455.

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.