Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The Hearst Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $2.1B
- Total assets
- 2,139
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $990,852
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Hearst Corporation · North Carolina · Information & Media
$2.1B in assets, 2,139 participants
The Hearst Corporation's The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan reported $2.1B in total assets and 2,139 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #2,871 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
Coverage in North Carolina
The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan covers 2,139 participants in North Carolina, 2.6x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $2.1B.
- $2.1B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 2,139
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $990,852
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $658M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs North Carolina filers
In North Carolina, the average filing covers about 819 participants across 3,515 plans. The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan reports 2,139 participants - 2.6x that state average ($2.1B EOY assets).
North Carolina filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.8B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.1B |
| Net Income | -$658M |
| Employer EIN | 130433120 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1967-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Hearst Corporation)
| 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 Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
- Honeywell Retirement Earnings Plan $17.0B · 12,452
- Truist Financial Corporation Pension Plan $12.5B · 37,931
- Duke Energy Legacy Pension Plan $4.0B · 346
- Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan $3.2B · 16,132
- Time Warner Cable Pension Plan $2.6B · 18,624
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Frontier Communications Pension Plan (CT) $2.1B · 10,653
- Phillips 66 Retirement Plan (TX) $2.1B · 11,398
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees (PA) $2.1B · 1,169
- Bell Helicopter Textron Master Retirement Plan (RI) $2.1B · 2,995
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina. Compare plans
- The Hearst Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans