401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The Hearst Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $2.2B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 10,500
- Participants Very large workforce
- 100th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $214,207
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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.
- #2,875 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
Coverage in North Carolina
Hearst Retirement Savings Plan covers 10,500 participants in North Carolina, 13x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $2.2B.
- #2,875
- in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
- +2.2%
- assets growth YoY
- 23×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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.
Hearst Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets
Hearst Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$2,249,174,005 Highest reported value at or above every one of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Hearst Retirement Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Hearst Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (10,500 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 130433120 · The Hearst Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)
Hearst Retirement Savings Plan · $2.2B · 10,500 · 100th
- SCH $2.2B
- EBSA 10,500
- PART 100th
- TYPE 401(k)
- NET near Corebridge Financial, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan
- BOOK ind #2875
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 →
Hearst Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood
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)
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
| 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.
- 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 (0.018% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $214,207 per participant (1.5x 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)
Hearst Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Corebridge Financial, Inc. Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan in TX ($2.3B); by covered participants it is Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan in NY (10,505 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.2B here).
- 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
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (10,500 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Barnes & Noble 401(k) Plan (NY) 10,505 · 5 off
- Lvmh Affiliates' 401(k) Plan (NY) 10,490 · 10 off
- Bronx Center Healthcare Systems 401(k) Plan (NY) 10,485 · 15 off
- The Finish Line, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan (IN) 10,519 · 19 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.