401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
108
Participants Small participant base
60th
Percentile by assets National rank
$74,332
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Guardian News and Media, LLC · New York · Information & Media

$8M in assets, 108 participants

Guardian News and Media, LLC's Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan reported $8M in total assets and 108 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 60th 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.

  • #1,382 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in New York

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan covers 108 participants in New York, about 14% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $8M.

#1,382
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-9.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $857K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,027,884 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) 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. Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (108 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 990369208 · Guardian News and Media, LLC PY 2022 · 401(k)

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan · $8M · 108 · 60th

  • RANK $8M
  • RANK 108
  • RANK 60th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Nika Technologies, Inc. Dba Nika Architects and Engineers 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • RANK ind #1382

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 New York →

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income-$857K
Employer EIN990369208
Plan Effective Date2008-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Guardian News and Media, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Guardian News and Media, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$15M 89.60100818596781% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5M$10M$15M$20M 202220232024 $8.03M $15.2M ▲ +89.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 108 $8M
2023 1 120 $11M
2024 1 158 $15M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.008027884 · Participants: 108Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.363875208 · Participants: 56376IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.415517176 · Participants: 42924Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.067222 · Participants: 129846The Pepsico Savings PlanDeloitte 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.966899716 · Participants: 74687Deloitte 401(k) PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.681988279 · Participants: 22650The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Nika Technologies, Inc. Dba Nika Architects and Engineers 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MD ($8M); by covered participants it is Holman Professional Counseling 401(k) Plan in CA (108 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (108 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 Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.6% during 2022, from $9M to $8M. Reported net income was -$857K.
How have Guardian News and Media, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Guardian News and Media, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 89.6%, from $8M to $15M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nika Technologies, Inc. Dba Nika Architects and Engineers 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MD ($8M, 160 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Guardian News and Media, LLC 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Holman Professional Counseling 401(k) Plan in CA (108 participants, $1M 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 990369208.

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.