401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Adams Communications Company LLC, Dba Adams Publishing Group 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$42M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,815
Participants Near avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$23,333
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Adams Communications Company LLC, Dba Adams Publishing Group · Maryland · Information & Media

$42M in assets, 1,815 participants

Adams Communications Company LLC, Dba Adams Publishing Group's Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan reported $42M in total assets and 1,815 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #2,344 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $42M for 1,815 participants (~$23,333/participant), down 23.8% in 2022.

#2,344
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-23.8%
assets change YoY
0.4×
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.

Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$42,349,084 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan'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. Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,815 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 464951341 · Adams Communications Company LLC, Dba Adams Publishing Group PY 2022 · 401(k)

Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan · $42M · 1,815 · 87th

  • RANK $42M
  • PHOTO 1,815
  • IND 87th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Sugar Creek Packing Co. 401(k) Plan and Trust
  • ASSETS ind #2344

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 Maryland →

Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Thompson Construction Group, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanThompson Construction Group,…$42MApg-Rewards 401(k) Plan$42MSugar Creek Packing Co. 401(k) Plan and TrustSugar Creek Packing Co. 401(…$42MO'brien Auto Group 401(k) PlanO'brien Auto Group 401(k) Pl…$42MLonden Insurance Group 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanLonden Insurance Group 401(k…$42M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$56M
Net Assets (End of Year)$42M
Net Income-$13M
Employer EIN464951341
Plan Effective Date2015-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Adams Communications Company LLC, Dba Adams Publishing Group)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Adams Communications Company LLC, Dba Adams Publishing Group plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$49M 14.707430271691354% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$42M$44M$46M$48M$50M 202220232024 $42.4M $48.6M ▲ +14.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,815 $42M
2023 1 1,704 $47M
2024 1 1,544 $49M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland

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

Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.042349084 · Participants: 1815Apg-Rewards 401(k) PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 43.624690273 · Participants: 87666Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings PlanMarriott Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.25929933 · Participants: 82576Marriott Retirement Savings PlanT. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 3.651080244 · Participants: 6107T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement ProgramNfl Player Second Career Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.260404321 · Participants: 2819Nfl Player Second Career Savings PlanSodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 1.938654635 · Participants: 74729Sodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust
Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sugar Creek Packing Co. 401(k) Plan and Trust in OH ($42M); by covered participants it is Specialtycare 401(k) Plan in TN (1,815 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,815 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 Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 23.8% during 2022, from $56M to $42M. Reported net income was -$13M.
How have Adams Communications Company LLC, Dba Adams Publishing Group plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Adams Communications Company LLC, Dba Adams Publishing Group's sponsor-wide assets grew 14.7%, from $42M to $49M.
Where does Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan ranks in the 87th 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 Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sugar Creek Packing Co. 401(k) Plan and Trust in OH ($42M, 1,564 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Apg-Rewards 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Specialtycare 401(k) Plan in TN (1,815 participants, $176M 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 464951341.

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.