401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Reading Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
296
Participants Below avg headcount
71st
Percentile by assets National rank
$46,717
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Reading Company · Pennsylvania · Other Services

$14M in assets, 296 participants

American Reading Company's American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $14M in total assets and 296 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 71st 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.

  • #7,009 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 296 participants in Pennsylvania, about 36% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $14M.

#7,009
in Other Services (8,398 peers)
-5.5%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $807K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$13,828,108 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement 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. American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (296 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 232965253 · American Reading Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan · $14M · 296 · 71st

  • SCH $14M
  • EBSA 296
  • PART 71st
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Sunwest Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • BOOK ind #7009

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$15M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income-$807K
Employer EIN232965253
Plan Effective Date2002-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Reading Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Reading Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$19M 30.823570732853455% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$20M$25M$30M 202220232024 $28.1M $19.5M ▼ -30.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 555 $28M
2023 2 626 $19M
2024 2 458 $19M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.013828108 · Participants: 296American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement 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
American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sunwest Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($14M); by covered participants it is Aarsand Management, LLC 401(k) Plan in MD (296 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (296 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 American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.5% during 2022, from $15M to $14M. Reported net income was -$807K.
How have American Reading Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Reading Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 30.8%, from $28M to $19M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sunwest Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($14M, 194 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Aarsand Management, LLC 401(k) Plan in MD (296 participants, N/A 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 232965253.

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.