401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Star Tribune Media Company LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$165M
Total assets Near avg plan size
715
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$230,231
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Star Tribune Media Company LLC · Minnesota · Information & Media

$165M in assets, 715 participants

Star Tribune Media Company LLC's Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $165M in total assets and 715 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #2,558 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $165M for 715 participants (~$230,231/participant), up 12.9% in 2023.

#2,558
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+12.9%
assets growth YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$164,614,950 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement 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. Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (715 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$49M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $146M in the plan year 2022 filing to $165M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 743 in the plan year 2022 filing to 715 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 800481962 · Star Tribune Media Company LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $165M · 715 · 94th

  • ASSETS $165M
  • ASSETS 715
  • ASSETS 94th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Superior Plus Energy Services, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #2558

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 Minnesota →

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$146M
Net Assets (End of Year)$165M
Net Income$19M
Employer EIN800481962
Plan Effective Date1985-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Star Tribune Media Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Star Tribune Media Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$332M 4.820655869778144% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$310M$320M$330M$340M 202220232024 $316M $332M ▲ +4.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 1,034 $316M
2023 4 985 $333M
2024 4 926 $332M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

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

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.16461495 · Participants: 715Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.432100178 · Participants: 198972Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.008265857 · Participants: 432617Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.931979 · Participants: 44342Medtronic Savings and Investment Plan3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.04661588 · Participants: 360493M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.271161911 · Participants: 75272U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Superior Plus Energy Services, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in NY ($165M); by covered participants it is Nmc Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in NE (715 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($165M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (715 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 Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.9% during 2023, from $146M to $165M. Reported net income was $19M.
How have Star Tribune Media Company LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Star Tribune Media Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.8%, from $316M to $332M.
Where does Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 94th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Superior Plus Energy Services, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in NY ($165M, 2,891 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Star Tribune 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nmc Group, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in NE (715 participants, $79M 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 800481962.

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.