401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$313M
Total assets Above avg plan size
8,896
Participants Very large workforce
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$35,179
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Communications Test Design, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Information & Media

$313M in assets, 8,896 participants

Communications Test Design, Inc.'s Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $313M in total assets and 8,896 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #2,753 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 8,896 participants in Pennsylvania, 11x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $313M.

#2,753
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-17.5%
assets change YoY
3.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $66M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$312,951,565 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan lands in the large band (8,896 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 232015935 · Communications Test Design, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $313M · 8,896 · 97th

  • 5500 $313M
  • ASSETS 8,896
  • PCT 97th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Cowen 401(k) Plan
  • PHOTO ind #2753

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 Pennsylvania →

Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$379M
Net Assets (End of Year)$313M
Net Income-$66M
Employer EIN232015935
Plan Effective Date1982-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Communications Test Design, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Communications Test Design, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$409M 30.66596487542729% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $313M $409M ▲ +30.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 8,896 $313M
2023 1 8,914 $363M
2024 1 9,089 $409M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000120000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.312951565 · Participants: 8896Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.751564896 · Participants: 97769Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.46087279 · Participants: 66147Cigna 401(k) PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.11713 · Participants: 59451The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.097254785 · Participants: 17073The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.823164827 · Participants: 25071The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reports $313M in end-of-year assets across 8,896 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $35,179 per participant (25% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$66M.

This plan identity (EIN 232015935, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $313M to $409M (+30.7%) while covered participants moved from 8,896 to 9,089 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,896 $313M This page
2023 8,914 $363M Open filing
2024 · index core 9,089 $409M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cowen 401(k) Plan in NY ($313M); by covered participants it is Masco Corporation 401(k) Plan in MI (8,900 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($313M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,896 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 Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan declined sharply - down 17.5% during 2022, from $379M to $313M. Reported net income was -$66M.
How have Communications Test Design, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Communications Test Design, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 30.7%, from $313M to $409M.
Where does Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cowen 401(k) Plan in NY ($313M, 1,268 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Communications Test Design, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Masco Corporation 401(k) Plan in MI (8,900 participants, $1.3B in assets).