401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Hearst Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$18M
Total assets Small plan by assets
160
Participants Small participant base
76th
Percentile by assets National rank
$113,429
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan · Sponsored by The Hearst Corporation · North Carolina · Information & Media

$18M in assets, 160 participants

The Hearst Corporation's Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan reported $18M in total assets and 160 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 76th 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.

  • #1,920 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan covers 160 participants in North Carolina, about 20% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $18M.

#1,920
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-24.4%
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.

Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$18,148,647 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Capital Newspapers Employee 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. Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (160 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 130433120 · The Hearst Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan · $18M · 160 · 76th

  • EBSA $18M
  • EBSA 160
  • EBSA 76th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Watkins, Ward & Stafford, PLLC 401(k) Salary Savings Plan
  • EBSA ind #1920

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 North Carolina →

Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$24M
Net Assets (End of Year)$18M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN130433120
Plan Effective Date1989-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Hearst Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Hearst Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6.1B 25.51061709381907% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4.5B$5B$5.5B$6B$6.5B 202220232024 $4.83B $6.06B ▲ +25.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 13,694 $4.8B
2023 9 16,844 $5.6B
2024 9 17,329 $6.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.018148647 · Participants: 160Capital Newspapers Employee Savings PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 47.134026012 · Participants: 169036The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.565715066 · Participants: 39007Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.364902 · Participants: 27731Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.965353965 · Participants: 51871Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanLowes 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.355936526 · Participants: 284864Lowes 401(k) Plan
Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Watkins, Ward & Stafford, PLLC 401(k) Salary Savings Plan in MS ($18M); by covered participants it is Apple Care, LLC 401(k) Plan in GA (160 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (160 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 Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan declined sharply - down 24.4% during 2022, from $24M to $18M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have The Hearst Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Hearst Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.5%, from $4.8B to $6.1B.
Where does Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan ranks in the 76th 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 Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Watkins, Ward & Stafford, PLLC 401(k) Salary Savings Plan in MS ($18M, 103 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Apple Care, LLC 401(k) Plan in GA (160 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 130433120.

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.