Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The Hearst Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $2.1B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 2,139
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $990,852
- Avg per participant High balance/head
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.
- #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.
- #2,871
- in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
- -23.7%
- assets change YoY
- 21×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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.
The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$2,119,431,500 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans
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 Retirement 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. The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan lands in the large band (2,139 participants).
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 130433120 · The Hearst Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan · $2.1B · 2,139 · 99th
- EIN $2.1B
- EIN 2,139
- EIN 99th
- EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EIN near Frontier Communications Pension Plan
- EIN ind #2871
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 Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
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)
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
| 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.
- 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
The Hearst Corporation 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 Frontier Communications Pension Plan in CT ($2.1B); by covered participants it is Defined Benefit Pension Plan of Agc-Iuoe Local 701 Pension Trust Fund in WA (2,137 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.1B here).
- 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
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,139 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan of Agc-Iuoe Local 701 Pension Trust Fund (WA) 2,137 · 2 off
- Schlumberger Technology Corporation Pension Plan (TX) 2,136 · 3 off
- Parkohio Industries and Subsidiaries Pension Plan (OH) 2,147 · 8 off
- West Virginia Laborers Pension Trust Fund (WV) 2,131 · 8 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.