ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Woodward Communications, Inc ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-11

$38M
Total assets
336
Participants
86th
Percentile by assets
$113,830
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Woodward Communications, Inc · Iowa · Information & Media

$38M in assets, 336 participants

Woodward Communications, Inc's Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $38M in total assets and 336 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • 86th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #2,313 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $38M for 336 participants (~$113,830/participant), down 40.0% in 2022.

$38M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
336
covered participants
86th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$113,830
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $17M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by total assets

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$38,246,860 Top 14% higher than 86% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

State
Iowa
Industry
Information & Media

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan outranks 86% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 0.4x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$64M
Net Assets (End of Year)$19M
Net Income-$17M
Employer EIN420559640
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Woodward Communications, Inc)

$70M$70.5M$71M$71.5M 202220232024 $71.3M $70.5M ▼ -1.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Woodward Communications, Inc plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 764 $71M
2023 2 502 $71M
2024 2 567 $70M

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Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan contracted severely - down 40.0% during 2022, from $64M to $38M. Reported net income was -$17M.
How have Woodward Communications, Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Woodward Communications, Inc's sponsor-wide assets declined 1.2%, from $71M to $70M.
Where does Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 86th 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Flywheel Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI ($38M, 741 participants).

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  • Woodward Communications, Inc's sponsor-wide assets have declined 1.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans

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 420559640.

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.