401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Graham Holdings Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$70M
Total assets Below avg plan size
3,717
Participants Above avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$18,908
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates · Sponsored by Graham Holdings Company · Virginia · Educational Services

$70M in assets, 3,717 participants

Graham Holdings Company's The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates reported $70M in total assets and 3,717 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #3,322 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates covers 3,717 participants in Virginia, 4.8x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $70M.

#3,322
in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
-5.1%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $13M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates's outsized position by total assets

The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates vs every filed plan by assets

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

$70,281,696 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates lands in the large band (3,717 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 530182885 · Graham Holdings Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates · $70M · 3,717 · 91st

  • 5500 $70M
  • ASSETS 3,717
  • PCT 91st
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Southland Holdings, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • PHOTO ind #3322

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 Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$74M
Net Assets (End of Year)$70M
Net Income-$13M
Employer EIN530182885
Plan Effective Date2012-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Graham Holdings Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Graham Holdings Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.0B 20.989154396220865% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.27B $3.95B ▲ +20.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 13,077 $3.3B
2023 4 15,936 $3.9B
2024 4 16,338 $4.0B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates, Total assets ($B): 0.070281696 · Participants: 3717The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc AffiliatesNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 32.567331218 · Participants: 92420Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.972737361 · Participants: 61481401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 9.624791923 · Participants: 36822General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.665678993 · Participants: 26125Leidos, Inc. Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.232987243 · Participants: 31556Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates side-by-side with 3 peers →

The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Southland Holdings, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($70M); by covered participants it is Schwarz Partners LP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in IN (3,718 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,717 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 The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates assets move in 2022? ▼
The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates pulled back noticeably - down 5.1% during 2022, from $74M to $70M. Reported net income was -$13M.
How have Graham Holdings Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Graham Holdings Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.0%, from $3.3B to $4.0B.
Where does The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Southland Holdings, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($70M, 2,201 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The 401(k) Savings Plan for Ghc Affiliates? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Schwarz Partners LP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in IN (3,718 participants, $181M 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 530182885.

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.