401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$45M
Total assets Below avg plan size
190
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$235,355
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan · Sponsored by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. · Illinois · Information & Media

$45M in assets, 190 participants

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.'s Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan reported $45M in total assets and 190 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #2,367 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan covers 190 participants in Illinois, about 24% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $45M.

#2,367
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-13.3%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$44,717,501 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Encyclopaedia Britannica 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. Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (190 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 362063569 · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan · $45M · 190 · 87th

  • EOY $45M
  • EOY 190
  • EOY 87th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Vega Americas, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • EOY ind #2367

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 Illinois →

Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings PlanEncyclopaedia Britannica Sav…$45MLassonde 401(k) Plan for the Benefit of U.S. EmployeesLassonde 401(k) Plan for the…$45MVega Americas, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanVega Americas, Inc. 401(k) P…$45MHaug Partners LLP 401(k) Plan$45MTabula Rasa Healthcare Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanTabula Rasa Healthcare Group…$45M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$52M
Net Assets (End of Year)$45M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN362063569
Plan Effective Date1985-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$85M 21.382636434067905% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$65M$70M$75M$80M$85M$90M 202220232024 $70.3M $85.3M ▲ +21.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 237 $70M
2023 2 260 $81M
2024 2 288 $85M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.044717501 · Participants: 190Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.651519685 · Participants: 53616State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.283954811 · Participants: 66653Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.333286 · Participants: 36136Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816542826 · Participants: 13437United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.682551768 · Participants: 238072Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Vega Americas, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OH ($45M); by covered participants it is Pubco Corporation and Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan in OH (190 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (190 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 Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.3% during 2022, from $52M to $45M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.4%, from $70M to $85M.
Where does Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan ranks in the 87th 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 Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Vega Americas, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OH ($45M, 335 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Encyclopaedia Britannica Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pubco Corporation and Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan in OH (190 participants, $18M 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 362063569.

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.