401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Echostar Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$558M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,862
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$299,783
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Echostar 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Echostar Corporation · Colorado · Information & Media

$558M in assets, 1,862 participants

Echostar Corporation's Echostar 401(k) Plan reported $558M in total assets and 1,862 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #2,810 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Echostar 401(k) Plan covers 1,862 participants in Colorado, 5.0x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $558M.

#2,810
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-19.5%
assets change YoY
5.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $135M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Echostar 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Echostar 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$558,195,526 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Echostar 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. Echostar 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,862 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 261232727 · Echostar Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Echostar 401(k) Plan · $558M · 1,862 · 98th

  • IND $558M
  • IND 1,862
  • IND 98th
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near Confluence Health 401(k) Plan and Trust
  • IND ind #2810

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 Colorado →

Echostar 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Saint-Gobain Corporation 401(k) Plan for Hourly EmployeesSaint-Gobain Corporation 401…$559MConfluence Health 401(k) Plan and TrustConfluence Health 401(k) Pla…$559MEchostar 401(k) Plan$558MNetjets Inc. 401(k) Plan$558MMy Savings Plan$558M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Echostar 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$693M
Net Assets (End of Year)$558M
Net Income-$135M
Employer EIN261232727
Plan Effective Date2005-04-23
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Echostar Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Echostar Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2024 filing year
$0M$200M$400M$600M$800M 202220232024 $558M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,862 $558M
2023 1 1,697 $658M
2024 1 1,722 N/A

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado

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

Echostar 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 00.511.522.53 Total assets ($B) Participants Echostar 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.558195526 · Participants: 1862Echostar 401(k) PlanDavita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.75238679 · Participants: 57172Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.51543651 · Participants: 10671Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanScl Health 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.514958969 · Participants: 12642Scl Health 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.504801917 · Participants: 5046Woodward Retirement Savings PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.49307635 · Participants: 7741Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan
Echostar 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Echostar 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Confluence Health 401(k) Plan and Trust in WA ($559M); by covered participants it is American Chemical Society ERISA 403(b) Plan in DC (1,862 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($558M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,862 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 Echostar 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Echostar 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 19.5% during 2022, from $693M to $558M. Reported net income was -$135M.
Where does Echostar 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Echostar 401(k) Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Echostar 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Confluence Health 401(k) Plan and Trust in WA ($559M, 3,495 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Echostar 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is American Chemical Society ERISA 403(b) Plan in DC (1,862 participants, $321M 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 261232727.

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.