401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$479M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,148
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$222,869
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · Massachusetts · Information & Media

$479M in assets, 2,148 participants

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company's Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan reported $479M in total assets and 2,148 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.

  • #2,795 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan covers 2,148 participants in Massachusetts, 3.3x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $479M.

#2,795
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-22.7%
assets change YoY
4.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $141M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$478,722,794 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

Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings 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. Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,148 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 041456030 · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan · $479M · 2,148 · 98th

  • PHOTO $479M
  • IND 2,148
  • EOY 98th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Ng Financial Security and Savings Program
  • PCT ind #2795

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 Massachusetts →

Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The University of Phoenix, Inc. Savings and Investment PlanThe University of Phoenix, I…$480MWhite Cap 401(k) Retirement PlanWhite Cap 401(k) Retirement …$479MHoughton Mifflin 401(k) Savings PlanHoughton Mifflin 401(k) Savi…$479MNg Financial Security and Savings ProgramNg Financial Security and Sa…$478MKerry Inc. Savings Plan$478M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$620M
Net Assets (End of Year)$479M
Net Income-$141M
Employer EIN041456030
Plan Effective Date1981-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$756M 27.715190700327806% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$550M$600M$650M$700M$750M$800M 202220232024 $592M $756M ▲ +27.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,393 $592M
2023 2 2,380 $698M
2024 2 3,097 $756M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.478722794 · Participants: 2148Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.953563448 · Participants: 52036Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.79802945 · Participants: 32843Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.810585521 · Participants: 13690Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.180251859 · Participants: 19750Philips North America 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.853752256 · Participants: 18359Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ng Financial Security and Savings Program in VA ($478M); by covered participants it is Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in CA (2,147 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($479M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,148 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 Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan declined sharply - down 22.7% during 2022, from $620M to $479M. Reported net income was -$141M.
How have Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.7%, from $592M to $756M.
Where does Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings 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 Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ng Financial Security and Savings Program in VA ($478M, 1,003 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Houghton Mifflin 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in CA (2,147 participants, $494M 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 041456030.

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.