401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Channel Company, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
248
Participants Below avg headcount
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$93,964
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Channel Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Channel Company, LLC · Massachusetts · Information & Media

$23M in assets, 248 participants

The Channel Company, LLC's The Channel Company 401(k) Plan reported $23M in total assets and 248 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #2,070 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

The Channel Company 401(k) Plan covers 248 participants in Massachusetts, about 38% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $23M.

#2,070
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-16.7%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Channel Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Channel Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$23,302,979 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 Channel Company 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. The Channel Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (248 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 463442417 · The Channel Company, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Channel Company 401(k) Plan · $23M · 248 · 79th

  • EOY $23M
  • EOY 248
  • EOY 79th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Frontwave Credit Union Retirement Plan
  • EOY ind #2070

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

The Channel Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN463442417
Plan Effective Date2014-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Channel Company, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Channel Company, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$36M 56.562566528511226% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $23.3M $36.5M ▲ +56.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 248 $23M
2023 1 241 $32M
2024 1 277 $36M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The Channel Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants The Channel Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.023302979 · Participants: 248The Channel Company 401(k) PlanFidelity 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
The Channel Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
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The Channel Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Frontwave Credit Union Retirement Plan in CA ($23M); by covered participants it is Emmis Operating Company 401(k) Plan in IN (248 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($23M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (248 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 Channel Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Channel Company 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 16.7% during 2022, from $28M to $23M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have The Channel Company, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Channel Company, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 56.6%, from $23M to $36M.
Where does The Channel Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Channel Company 401(k) Plan ranks in the 79th 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 The Channel Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Frontwave Credit Union Retirement Plan in CA ($23M, 264 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Channel Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Emmis Operating Company 401(k) Plan in IN (248 participants, $55M 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 463442417.

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.