401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

M. Shanken Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$31M
Total assets Below avg plan size
112
Participants Small participant base
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$277,463
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by M. Shanken Communications, Inc. · New York · Information & Media

$31M in assets, 112 participants

M. Shanken Communications, Inc.'s M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan reported $31M in total assets and 112 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #2,035 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in New York

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan covers 112 participants in New York, about 14% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $31M.

#2,035
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+21.3%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$31,075,903 Top 20% higher than 80% of 127,068 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 2023

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (112 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$12M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $26M in the plan year 2022 filing to $31M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 101 in the plan year 2022 filing to 112 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 133109245 · M. Shanken Communications, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan · $31M · 112 · 80th

  • BOY $31M
  • SCH 112
  • EBSA 80th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Chroma Technology Corp 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • NET ind #2035

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 →

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$26M
Net Assets (End of Year)$31M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN133109245
Plan Effective Date1983-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (M. Shanken Communications, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All M. Shanken Communications, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$33M 30.400460284642072% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M 202220232024 $25.6M $33.4M ▲ +30.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 101 $26M
2023 1 112 $31M
2024 1 114 $33M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.031075903 · Participants: 112M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.428456306 · Participants: 54912IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.56134085 · Participants: 30033Pfizer Savings PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.235068266 · Participants: 55363Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.651296 · Participants: 133597The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.428659742 · Participants: 24866The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Chroma Technology Corp 401(k) Retirement Plan in VT ($31M); by covered participants it is A&a Transfer, LLC 401(k) Plan in VA (112 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($31M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (112 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 21.3% during 2023, from $26M to $31M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have M. Shanken Communications, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), M. Shanken Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 30.4%, from $26M to $33M.
Where does M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan ranks in the 80th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Chroma Technology Corp 401(k) Retirement Plan in VT ($31M, 178 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is A&a Transfer, LLC 401(k) Plan in VA (112 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 133109245.

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.