401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Newbury Comics, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$21M
Total assets Small plan by assets
234
Participants Below avg headcount
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$90,471
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust · Sponsored by Newbury Comics, Inc. · Massachusetts · Retail Trade

$21M in assets, 234 participants

Newbury Comics, Inc.'s Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust reported $21M in total assets and 234 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #8,287 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust covers 234 participants in Massachusetts, about 36% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $21M.

#8,287
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-21.9%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust's outsized position by total assets

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$21,170,235 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust 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. Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (234 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 042744540 · Newbury Comics, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust · $21M · 234 · 78th

  • EOY $21M
  • 5500 234
  • ASSETS 78th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Northland Aluminum Products, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan and Trust
  • RANK ind #8287

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 Massachusetts →

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$27M
Net Assets (End of Year)$21M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN042744540
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Newbury Comics, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Newbury Comics, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$30M 39.586339027412784% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M 202220232024 $21.2M $29.6M ▲ +39.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 234 $21M
2023 1 294 $26M
2024 1 276 $30M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.021170235 · Participants: 234Newbury Comics Employee Benefit TrustFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.953563448 · Participants: 52036Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.79802945 · Participants: 32843Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.810585521 · Participants: 13690Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.180251859 · Participants: 19750Philips North America 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.853752256 · Participants: 18359Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Northland Aluminum Products, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan and Trust in MN ($21M); by covered participants it is Lifecare, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CT (234 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (234 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 Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust assets move in 2022? ▼
Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust declined sharply - down 21.9% during 2022, from $27M to $21M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Newbury Comics, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Newbury Comics, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 39.6%, from $21M to $30M.
Where does Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust ranks in the 78th 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 Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Northland Aluminum Products, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan and Trust in MN ($21M, 209 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lifecare, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CT (234 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 042744540.

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.