401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Publishers Clearing House LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$174M
Total assets Near avg plan size
517
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$336,792
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Publishers Clearing House LLC · New York · Retail Trade

$174M in assets, 517 participants

Publishers Clearing House LLC's Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $174M in total assets and 517 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #9,267 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Where Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $174M for 517 participants (~$336,792/participant), down 22.9% in 2022.

#9,267
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-22.9%
assets change YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $52M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$174,121,240 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings 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. Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (517 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 111730276 · Publishers Clearing House LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $174M · 517 · 95th

  • EIN $174M
  • EIN 517
  • EIN 95th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near Paycom 401(k) Plan
  • EIN ind #9267

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Vesuvius Retirement Plan for Salaried EmployeesVesuvius Retirement Plan for…$174MPaycom 401(k) Plan$174MPublishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPublishers Clearing House 40…$174MIpc Group 401(k) Plan$174MGunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP Profit Sharing PlanGunderson Dettmer Stough Vil…$174M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$226M
Net Assets (End of Year)$174M
Net Income-$52M
Employer EIN111730276
Plan Effective Date1999-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Publishers Clearing House LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Publishers Clearing House LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$189M 8.75009619733928% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$170M$180M$190M$200M 202220232024 $174M $189M ▲ +8.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 517 $174M
2023 1 466 $195M
2024 1 395 $189M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.17412124 · Participants: 517Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.363875208 · Participants: 56376IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.415517176 · Participants: 42924Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.067222 · Participants: 129846The Pepsico Savings PlanDeloitte 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.966899716 · Participants: 74687Deloitte 401(k) PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.681988279 · Participants: 22650The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Paycom 401(k) Plan in OK ($174M); by covered participants it is Mile Square Transportation, Inc. 401(k)/Profit Sharing Trust in OH (517 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($174M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (517 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 Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 22.9% during 2022, from $226M to $174M. Reported net income was -$52M.
How have Publishers Clearing House LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Publishers Clearing House LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 8.8%, from $174M to $189M.
Where does Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Paycom 401(k) Plan in OK ($174M, 4,812 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mile Square Transportation, Inc. 401(k)/Profit Sharing Trust in OH (517 participants, $581K 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 111730276.

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.