401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Nw Entertainment, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$19M
Total assets Small plan by assets
172
Participants Small participant base
72nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$110,695
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Nw Entertainment, Inc. · California · Information & Media

$19M in assets, 172 participants

Nw Entertainment, Inc.'s New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan reported $19M in total assets and 172 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 72nd 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.

  • #1,741 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in California

New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan covers 172 participants in California, about 27% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $19M.

#1,741
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+23.3%
assets growth YoY

New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$19,039,572 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

New Wave Entertainment 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. New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (172 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $15M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 184 in the plan year 2022 filing to 172 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 954440178 · Nw Entertainment, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan · $19M · 172 · 72nd

  • TYPE $19M
  • NET 172
  • BOOK 72nd
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near Talbert and Bright, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #1741

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 →

New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

New Wave Entertainment 401(k) PlanNew Wave Entertainment 401(k…$19MTalbert and Bright, Inc. 401(k) PlanTalbert and Bright, Inc. 401…$19MAiphone Corporation Employees Savings PlanAiphone Corporation Employee…$19M2014 Restated Jenike & Johanson, Inc. Thrift Plan2014 Restated Jenike & Johan…$19MWestminster Management Retirement Incentive & Savings PlanWestminster Management Retir…$19M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$15M
Net Assets (End of Year)$19M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN954440178
Plan Effective Date1995-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nw Entertainment, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nw Entertainment, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$40M 20.95270966681164% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $50.4M $39.8M ▼ -21.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 326 $50M
2023 2 301 $55M
2024 2 332 $40M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.019039572 · Participants: 172New Wave Entertainment 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Talbert and Bright, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($19M); by covered participants it is Retail Capital LLC 401(k) Plan in MI (172 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (172 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 New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 23.3% during 2023, from $15M to $19M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Nw Entertainment, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nw Entertainment, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 21.0%, from $50M to $40M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Talbert and Bright, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($19M, 66 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to New Wave Entertainment 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retail Capital LLC 401(k) Plan in MI (172 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 954440178.

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.