401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bertelsmann, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$1.8B
Total assets: 8,368
Participants: 99th
Percentile by assets: $210,648
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Bertelsmann, Inc. · New York · Information & Media

$1.8B in assets, 8,368 participants

Bertelsmann, Inc.'s Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan reported $1.8B in total assets and 8,368 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

99th percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
#2,761 in Information & Media (2,812 peers)

Coverage in New York

Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan covers 8,368 participants in New York, 11x the typical New York plan (state average ~795 per filing). Assets: $1.8B.

$1.8B
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 8,368
covered participants: 99th
percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans): $210,648
avg assets per participant

Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$313M in the plan year 2022 filing to $235M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.5B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.8B in the plan year 2023 filing.
Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants fell from 9,350 in the plan year 2022 filing to 8,368 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State

New York

Industry

Information & Media

Participants vs New York filers

In New York, the average filing covers about 795 participants across 8,491 plans. Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan reports 8,368 participants - 11x that state average ($1.8B EOY assets).

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$1.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$1.8B
Net Income	$235M
Employer EIN	952949493
Plan Effective Date	1987-04-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bertelsmann, Inc.)

Total plan assets by year, all Bertelsmann, Inc. plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	10,089	$1.7B
2023	2	9,071	$1.9B
2024	2	9,388	$2.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

IBM 401 (K) Plus Plan $57.4B · 54,912
Pfizer Savings Plan $19.6B · 30,033
Morgan Stanley 401(k) Plan $19.2B · 55,363
The Pepsico Savings Plan $13.7B · 133,597
The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan $11.4B · 24,866

Compare Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan

Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan reports $1.8B in end-of-year assets across 8,368 participants (0.015% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $210,648 per participant (1.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $235M.

This plan identity (EIN 952949493, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.5B to $2.0B (+28.2%) while covered participants moved from 9,350 to 8,782 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year	Participants	EOY assets	Filing
2022	9,350	$1.5B	Open filing
2023	8,368	$1.8B	This page
2024 · index core	8,782	$2.0B	Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan (401(k), $2.0B, 8,782 participants)
Bertelsmann Pension Account Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $115M, 606 participants)

Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally

401(k) plans in other states closest to Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.

Oshkosh Corporation and Affiliates Tax Deferred Investment Plan (WI) $1.8B · 10,771
Woodward Retirement Savings Plan (CO) $1.8B · 5,847
John Deere Tax Deferred Savings Plan (IL) $1.8B · 13,538
Holland and Knight Profit Sharing Plan & Trust (FL) $1.8B · 3,060

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 15.3% during 2023, from $1.5B to $1.8B. Reported net income was $235M.

How have Bertelsmann, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bertelsmann, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 25.5%, from $1.7B to $2.1B.

Where does Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 126,618 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Oshkosh Corporation and Affiliates Tax Deferred Investment Plan in WI ($1.8B, 10,771 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan's numbers.

By total assets, Bertelsmann 401(k) Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in New York. Compare plans
Bertelsmann, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans

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 952949493.