401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$45M
Total assets Below avg plan size
339
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$134,044
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Economist Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated · New York · Information & Media

$45M in assets, 339 participants

The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated's The Economist Group 401(k) Plan reported $45M in total assets and 339 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.

  • #2,373 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in New York

The Economist Group 401(k) Plan covers 339 participants in New York, about 42% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $45M.

#2,373
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-16.2%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Economist Group 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Economist Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$45,440,756 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

The Economist Group 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. The Economist Group 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (339 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 132939702 · The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Economist Group 401(k) Plan · $45M · 339 · 87th

  • PCT $45M
  • EIN 339
  • RANK 87th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Data-Mail 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • EOY ind #2373

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 →

The Economist Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Economist Group 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)$54M
Net Assets (End of Year)$45M
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN132939702
Plan Effective Date1984-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$50M 9.367245122418298% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$44M$46M$48M$50M$52M 202220232024 $45.4M $49.7M ▲ +9.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 339 $45M
2023 1 178 $47M
2024 1 180 $50M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

The Economist Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Economist Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.045440756 · Participants: 339The Economist Group 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
The Economist Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare The Economist Group 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Economist Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Data-Mail 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in CT ($45M); by covered participants it is Golden West Food Group 401(k) Plan in CA (339 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (339 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 The Economist Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Economist Group 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 16.2% during 2022, from $54M to $45M. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.4%, from $45M to $50M.
Where does The Economist Group 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Economist Group 401(k) 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 The Economist Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Data-Mail 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in CT ($45M, 780 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Economist Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Golden West Food Group 401(k) Plan in CA (339 participants, $608K 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 132939702.

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.