401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$62M
Total assets Below avg plan size
677
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$92,260
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cowles Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Cowles Company · Washington · Information & Media

$62M in assets, 677 participants

Cowles Company's Cowles Company 401(k) Plan reported $62M in total assets and 677 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #2,478 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan covers 677 participants in Washington, about 46% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $62M.

#2,478
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-20.4%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $16M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$62,460,173 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cowles Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (677 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 910420030 · Cowles Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan · $62M · 677 · 90th

  • RANK $62M
  • PHOTO 677
  • IND 90th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Sares-Regis Group 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #2478

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 Washington →

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cowles Company 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$78M
Net Assets (End of Year)$62M
Net Income-$16M
Employer EIN910420030
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cowles Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cowles Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$164M 3.406466001403659% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$165M$170M$175M 202220232024 $170M $164M ▼ -3.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 784 $169M
2023 2 751 $173M
2024 2 759 $164M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

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

Cowles Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500000050000010000001500000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Cowles Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.062460173 · Participants: 677Cowles Company 401(k) PlanThe Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 63.503643295 · Participants: 118434The Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement PlanMicrosoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.602667639 · Participants: 109797Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) PlanCostco 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.912962472 · Participants: 181505Costco 401(k) Retirement PlanAmazon 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.732345025 · Participants: 1230308Amazon 401(k) PlanT-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.280031396 · Participants: 75797T-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust
Cowles Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
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Cowles Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sares-Regis Group 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA ($62M); by covered participants it is Lax, LLC 401(k) Plan in MA (677 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (677 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 Cowles Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Cowles Company 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 20.4% during 2022, from $78M to $62M. Reported net income was -$16M.
How have Cowles Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cowles Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 3.4%, from $169M to $164M.
Where does Cowles Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cowles Company 401(k) Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Cowles Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sares-Regis Group 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA ($62M, 1,014 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cowles Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lax, LLC 401(k) Plan in MA (677 participants, $2M 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 910420030.

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.