ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Paddock Publications, Inc ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$48M
Total assets Below avg plan size
228
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$208,432
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Paddock Publications, Inc · Illinois · Information & Media

$48M in assets, 228 participants

Paddock Publications, Inc's Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $48M in total assets and 228 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #2,228 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 228 participants in Illinois, about 29% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $48M.

#2,228
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+73.0%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$47,522,514 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership 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. Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (228 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $476K in the plan year 2022 filing to $20M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $27M in the plan year 2022 filing to $48M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 272 in the plan year 2022 filing to 228 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 362104951 · Paddock Publications, Inc PY 2023 · ESOP

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $48M · 228 · 85th

  • 5500 $48M
  • 5500 228
  • 5500 85th
  • 5500 ESOP
  • 5500 near The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • 5500 ind #2228

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Illinois →

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$27M
Net Assets (End of Year)$48M
Net Income$20M
Employer EIN362104951
Plan Effective Date1976-03-28
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Paddock Publications, Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Paddock Publications, Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$92M 48.1498417470498% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M$90M$100M 202220232024 $61.9M $91.8M ▲ +48.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 548 $62M
2023 2 458 $89M
2024 2 313 $92M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Illinois

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.047522514 · Participants: 228Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.440263476 · Participants: 4738Amsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership PlanKehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.616096816 · Participants: 4251Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanScot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.195072662 · Participants: 486Scot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.91547863 · Participants: 10168Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.91547863 · Participants: 10168Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest ESOP by assets is The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan in GA ($48M); by covered participants it is Trachte Building Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI (228 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (228 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 Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 73.0% during 2023, from $27M to $48M. Reported net income was $20M.
How have Paddock Publications, Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Paddock Publications, Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 48.1%, from $62M to $92M.
Where does Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 85th 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan in GA ($48M, 54 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Trachte Building Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI (228 participants, $331M 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 362104951.

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.