401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
251
Participants Below avg headcount
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$77,955
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Recorded Books, Inc. · Maryland · Information & Media

$20M in assets, 251 participants

Recorded Books, Inc.'s Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $20M in total assets and 251 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #1,970 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan covers 251 participants in Maryland, about 27% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $20M.

#1,970
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-13.5%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$19,566,629 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings 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. Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (251 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 464533122 · Recorded Books, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · $20M · 251 · 77th

  • EBSA $20M
  • PART 251
  • TYPE 77th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Copper State Bolt & Nut Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #1970

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 Maryland →

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN464533122
Plan Effective Date2014-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Recorded Books, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Recorded Books, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$31M 57.693571028509815% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$20M$25M$30M$35M 202220232024 $19.6M $30.9M ▲ +57.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 251 $20M
2023 1 267 $25M
2024 1 302 $31M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland

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

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.019566629 · Participants: 251Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 43.624690273 · Participants: 87666Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings PlanMarriott Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.25929933 · Participants: 82576Marriott Retirement Savings PlanT. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 3.651080244 · Participants: 6107T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement ProgramNfl Player Second Career Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.260404321 · Participants: 2819Nfl Player Second Career Savings PlanSodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 1.938654635 · Participants: 74729Sodexo 401 (K) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust
Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Copper State Bolt & Nut Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan in AZ ($20M); by covered participants it is Trusted Senior Care, LLC Dba Home Instead Senior Care 401(k) Plan in KY (251 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (251 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 Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.5% during 2022, from $23M to $20M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Recorded Books, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Recorded Books, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 57.7%, from $20M to $31M.
Where does Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 77th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Copper State Bolt & Nut Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan in AZ ($20M, 438 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Recorded Books, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Trusted Senior Care, LLC Dba Home Instead Senior Care 401(k) Plan in KY (251 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 464533122.

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.