Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$103M
Total assets Near avg plan size
82
Participants Small participant base
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.3M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC · California · Information & Media

$103M in assets, 82 participants

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC's The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan reported $103M in total assets and 82 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #2,466 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan sits by assets

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $103M for 82 participants (~$1.3M/participant), up 7.6% in 2023.

#2,466
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+7.6%
assets growth YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$102,701,112 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan is a small filing (82 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$51M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $95M in the plan year 2022 filing to $103M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 85 in the plan year 2022 filing to 82 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 264538894 · The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan · $103M · 82 · 91st

  • IND $103M
  • IND 82
  • IND 91st
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan
  • IND ind #2466

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 →

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Placid Refining Company Pension PlanPlacid Refining Company Pens…$103MDelta Air Lines, Inc. Market Based Cash Balance PlanDelta Air Lines, Inc. Market…$103MThe San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement PlanThe San Diego Union-Tribune …$103MThe Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement PlanThe Fifth Third Bancorp Mast…$103MHogan Lovells US LLP Cash Balance PlanHogan Lovells US LLP Cash Ba…$103M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$95M
Net Assets (End of Year)$103M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN264538894
Plan Effective Date1954-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$101M 5.9754107352926935% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$90M$95M$100M$105M 202220232024 $95.5M $101M ▲ +6.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 85 $95M
2023 2 255 $104M
2024 2 189 $101M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.102701112 · Participants: 82The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.538817099 · Participants: 127356Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.40954351 · Participants: 22914Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.980531142 · Participants: 25647Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.814691143 · Participants: 19545Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 10.057095066 · Participants: 10813Disney Salaried Pension Plan D
The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan in OH ($103M); by covered participants it is Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan in NE (82 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($103M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (82 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 The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.6% during 2023, from $95M to $103M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 6.0%, from $95M to $101M.
Where does The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Fifth Third Bancorp Master Retirement Plan in OH ($103M, 813 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan in NE (82 participants, $25M 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 264538894.

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.