401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

American Reading Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$16M
Total assets Small plan by assets
330
Participants Below avg headcount
68th
Percentile by assets National rank
$47,300
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Reading Company · Pennsylvania · Other Services

$16M in assets, 330 participants

American Reading Company's American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $16M in total assets and 330 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 68th 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.

  • #6,457 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 330 participants in Pennsylvania, about 40% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $16M.

#6,457
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
+12.9%
assets growth YoY

American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$15,609,136 Top 32% higher than 68% 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

American Reading Company 401(k) 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. American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (330 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$807K in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 296 in the plan year 2022 filing to 330 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 232965253 · American Reading Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan · $16M · 330 · 68th

  • TYPE $16M
  • NET 330
  • BOOK 68th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near 403(b) Thrift Plan of Empowering Abilities
  • SCH ind #6457

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$16M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN232965253
Plan Effective Date2002-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Reading Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Reading Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$19M 30.823570732853455% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$20M$25M$30M 202220232024 $28.1M $19.5M ▼ -30.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 555 $28M
2023 2 626 $19M
2024 2 458 $19M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.015609136 · Participants: 330American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is 403(b) Thrift Plan of Empowering Abilities in IA ($16M); by covered participants it is Hines Furlong Line 401(k) Plan in TN (330 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (330 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 American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.9% during 2023, from $14M to $16M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have American Reading Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Reading Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 30.8%, from $28M to $19M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is 403(b) Thrift Plan of Empowering Abilities in IA ($16M, 350 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Reading Company 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hines Furlong Line 401(k) Plan in TN (330 participants, $10M 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 232965253.

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.