401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The Hearst Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $2.2B
- Total assets
- 10,500
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $214,207
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Hearst Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by The Hearst Corporation · North Carolina · Information & Media
$2.2B in assets, 10,500 participants
The Hearst Corporation's Hearst Retirement Savings Plan reported $2.2B in total assets and 10,500 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #2,876 in Information & Media (2,913 peers)
Coverage in North Carolina
Hearst Retirement Savings Plan covers 10,500 participants in North Carolina, 12x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~846 per filing). Assets: $2.2B.
- $2.2B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 10,500
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $214,207
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $356M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs North Carolina filers
In North Carolina, the average filing covers about 846 participants across 3,325 plans. Hearst Retirement Savings Plan reports 10,500 participants - 12x that state average ($2.2B EOY assets).
North Carolina filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.2B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.2B |
| Net Income | -$356M |
| Employer EIN | 130433120 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1987-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Hearst Corporation)
| 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.
Hearst Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
- The Bank of America 401(k) Plan $47.1B · 169,036
- Honeywell 401(k) Plan $14.6B · 39,007
- Duke Energy Retirement Savings Plan $9.4B · 27,731
- Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan $9.0B · 51,871
- Lowes 401(k) Plan $7.4B · 284,864
Scale composition for Hearst Retirement Savings Plan
Hearst Retirement Savings Plan reports $2.2B in end-of-year assets across 10,500 participants (0.019% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.012% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $214,207 per participant (1.6x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$356M.
This plan identity (EIN 130433120, plan #071) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.2B to $3.1B (+39.4%) while covered participants moved from 10,500 to 14,150 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,500 | $2.2B | This page |
| 2023 | 13,955 | $2.7B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 14,150 | $3.1B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Hearst Retirement Savings Plan (401(k), $3.1B, 14,150 participants)
- The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $2.4B, 1,745 participants)
- The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $416M, 491 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Hearst Retirement Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Corebridge Financial, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan (TX) $2.3B · 7,056
- Discover Financial Services 401(k) Plan (IL) $2.2B · 16,052
- Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan (NJ) $2.2B · 33,944
- The Kroger Co. Savings Plan (OH) $2.2B · 209,608
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Hearst Retirement Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Hearst Retirement Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in North Carolina. Compare plans
- The Hearst Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans