401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

B.F. Shaw Printing Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$27M
Total assets Below avg plan size
263
Participants Below avg headcount
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$100,867
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by B.F. Shaw Printing Company · Illinois · Information & Media

$27M in assets, 263 participants

B.F. Shaw Printing Company's Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan reported $27M in total assets and 263 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #1,938 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan covers 263 participants in Illinois, about 34% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $27M.

#1,938
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+4.0%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$26,528,048 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings 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. Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (263 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $26M in the plan year 2022 filing to $27M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 361763240 · B.F. Shaw Printing Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan · $27M · 263 · 77th

  • EOY $27M
  • 5500 263
  • ASSETS 77th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near St. Joseph Corporate Services 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #1938

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 Illinois →

Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$26M
Net Assets (End of Year)$27M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN361763240
Plan Effective Date1975-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (B.F. Shaw Printing Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All B.F. Shaw Printing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$27M 5.225508645806361% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$25.5M$26M$26.5M$27M 202220232024 $25.5M $26.8M ▲ +5.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 262 $26M
2023 1 263 $27M
2024 1 232 $27M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.026528048 · Participants: 263Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is St. Joseph Corporate Services 401(k) Plan in NH ($27M); by covered participants it is Mercer Valve Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan in OK (263 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (263 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 Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023?
Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan edged up modestly - up 4.0% during 2023, from $26M to $27M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have B.F. Shaw Printing Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), B.F. Shaw Printing Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.2%, from $26M to $27M.
Where does Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 77th 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 Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is St. Joseph Corporate Services 401(k) Plan in NH ($27M, 12 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Shaw Media Employee 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mercer Valve Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan in OK (263 participants, $4M in assets).