401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Chronicle Books, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$57M
Total assets Below avg plan size: 246
Participants Below avg headcount: 87th
Percentile by assets National rank: $232,692
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Chronicle Books Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Chronicle Books, LLC · California · Information & Media

$57M in assets, 246 participants

Chronicle Books, LLC's Chronicle Books Retirement Plan reported $57M in total assets and 246 participants in its 2023 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.

#2,302 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in California

Chronicle Books Retirement Plan covers 246 participants in California, about 39% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $57M.

#2,302
in Information & Media (2,818 peers): +21.8%
assets growth YoY: 0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Chronicle Books Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Chronicle Books Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$57,242,265 Top 13% higher than 87% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Chronicle Books Retirement 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. Chronicle Books Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (246 participants).

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 943347649 · Chronicle Books, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Chronicle Books Retirement Plan · $57M · 246 · 87th

TYPE $57M
NET 246
BOOK 87th
VS-ST 401(k)
BOY near Pay and Save Inc 401(k) Plan
SCH ind #2302

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 California →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Chronicle Books Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$47M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$57M
Net Income	$10M
Employer EIN	943347649
Plan Effective Date	2000-03-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Chronicle Books, LLC)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $61M 5.973446368692783% vs 2023; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2023	1	246	$57M
2024	1	225	$61M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Chronicle Books Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan $51.8B · 193,919
Google LLC 401(k) Savings Plan $39.0B · 122,867
Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan $26.3B · 63,105
Intel 401(k) Savings Plan $22.2B · 59,863
Apple 401(k) Plan $19.8B · 106,111

Compare Chronicle Books Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Chronicle Books Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pay and Save Inc 401(k) Plan in TX ($57M); by covered participants it is Greene's Energy Group, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan in TX (246 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($57M here).

Pay and Save Inc 401(k) Plan (TX) $57M · 2,793
Disability Mgmt Services, Inc 401(k) Retirement Plan (MA) $57M · 204
Ilfc Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan (FL) $57M · 111
Darby Dental Supply, LLC 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan (NY) $57M · 462

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (246 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Greene's Energy Group, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan (TX) 246 · 0 off
Dimex, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (OH) 246 · 0 off
Derry Medical Center 401(k) Plan (NH) 246 · 0 off
Cxtec Inc. Retirement & Profit Sharing Plan (NY) 246 · 0 off

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 Chronicle Books Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Chronicle Books Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 21.8% during 2023, from $47M to $57M. Reported net income was $10M.

How have Chronicle Books, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Chronicle Books, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 6.0%, from $57M to $61M.

Where does Chronicle Books Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Chronicle Books Retirement Plan ranks in the 87th 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 Chronicle Books Retirement Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pay and Save Inc 401(k) Plan in TX ($57M, 2,793 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Chronicle Books Retirement Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Greene's Energy Group, L.L.C. 401(k) Plan in TX (246 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 943347649.