Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Hearst Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$375M
Total assets Above avg plan size
623
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$601,311
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Hearst Corporation · North Carolina · Information & Media

$375M in assets, 623 participants

The Hearst Corporation's The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan reported $375M in total assets and 623 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.

  • #2,770 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $375M for 623 participants (~$601,311/participant), down 24.3% in 2022.

#2,770
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-24.3%
assets change YoY
3.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $120M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$374,616,873 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

The Hearst Corporation Broadcast 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. The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (623 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 130433120 · The Hearst Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan · $375M · 623 · 97th

  • ASSETS $375M
  • ASSETS 623
  • ASSETS 97th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 880 - Retail Food Employers Joint Pension Fund
  • ASSETS ind #2770

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 North Carolina →

The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement PlanThe Hearst Corporation Broad…$375MUnited Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 880 - Retail Food Employers Joint Pension FundUnited Food & Commercial Wor…$375MKeystone Employees' Retirement PlanKeystone Employees' Retireme…$374MNew Jersey Education Association Employees' Retirement and Trust FundNew Jersey Education Associa…$373MIron Workers Local No. 5 & Iwea Employees Pension Trust FundIron Workers Local No. 5 & I…$373M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$495M
Net Assets (End of Year)$375M
Net Income-$120M
Employer EIN130433120
Plan Effective Date1968-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Hearst Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Hearst Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6.1B 25.51061709381907% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4.5B$5B$5.5B$6B$6.5B 202220232024 $4.83B $6.06B ▲ +25.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 13,694 $4.8B
2023 9 16,844 $5.6B
2024 9 17,329 $6.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.374616873 · Participants: 623The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement PlanHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.0193439 · Participants: 12452Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.462364023 · Participants: 37931Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Legacy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.0414 · Participants: 346Duke Energy Legacy Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.182 · Participants: 16132Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanTime Warner Cable Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.583220843 · Participants: 18624Time Warner Cable Pension Plan
The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
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The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 880 - Retail Food Employers Joint Pension Fund in OH ($375M); by covered participants it is The Dayton Power and Light Co. Retirement Inc Plan in IN (623 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (623 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 The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 24.3% during 2022, from $495M to $375M. Reported net income was -$120M.
How have The Hearst Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Hearst Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.5%, from $4.8B to $6.1B.
Where does The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 880 - Retail Food Employers Joint Pension Fund in OH ($375M, 5,652 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Dayton Power and Light Co. Retirement Inc Plan in IN (623 participants, $282M 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 130433120.

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.