401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Business Wire, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $100M
- Total assets
- 366
- Participants
- 93rd
- Percentile by assets
- $271,918
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust · Sponsored by Business Wire, Inc. · California · Information & Media
$100M in assets, 366 participants
Business Wire, Inc.'s Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust reported $100M in total assets and 366 participants in its 2022 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.
- 93rd percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #2,588 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
Where Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust sits by assets
Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $100M for 366 participants (~$271,918/participant), down 15.4% in 2022.
- $100M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 366
- covered participants
- 93rd
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $271,918
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $18M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust outranks 93% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 1.0x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $118M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $100M |
| Net Income | -$18M |
| Employer EIN | 204146409 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1969-02-20 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Business Wire, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 366 | $100M |
| 2023 | 1 | 369 | $117M |
| 2024 | 1 | 323 | $125M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in California
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
- Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan $45.8B · 205,865
- Google LLC 401(k) Savings Plan $28.9B · 102,963
- Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan $21.9B · 46,320
- Chevron Employee Savings Investment Plan $18.6B · 19,946
- Intel 401(k) Savings Plan $18.4B · 54,672
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust by total assets, not by location.
- The Ogden Newspapers, Inc. 401(k) Plan (WV) $100M · 1,679
- Fender Musical Instruments 401(k) Plan (AZ) $100M · 1,511
- The Vollrath Company, LLC Savings & Profit Sharing Plan (WI) $99M · 460
- Titan International, Inc. Employees' Retirement Savings Plan (IL) $100M · 1,246
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- By total assets, Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in California. Compare plans
- Business Wire, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans