401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Woodward Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$36M
Total assets Below avg plan size
280
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$128,565
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Woodward Communications, Inc. · Iowa · Information & Media

$36M in assets, 280 participants

Woodward Communications, Inc.'s Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported $36M in total assets and 280 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #2,113 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust covers 280 participants in Iowa, about 46% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $36M.

#2,113
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+8.8%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$35,998,085 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust 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. Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (280 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported net income rose from -$21M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported participants fell from 428 in the plan year 2022 filing to 280 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $33M in the plan year 2022 filing to $36M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 420559640 · Woodward Communications, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust · $36M · 280 · 82nd

  • EOY $36M
  • EOY 280
  • EOY 82nd
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Corus Orthodontists LLC 401(k) Plan
  • EOY ind #2113

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 Iowa →

Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$33M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN420559640
Plan Effective Date1960-10-24
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Woodward Communications, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Woodward Communications, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$70M 1.1650333674190096% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$70.5M$71M$71.5M 202220232024 $71.3M $70.5M ▼ -1.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 764 $71M
2023 2 502 $71M
2024 2 567 $70M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

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

Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.035998085 · Participants: 280Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and TrustThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.134174305 · Participants: 12827The Principal Select Savings PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.955731563 · Participants: 28959Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.941182172 · Participants: 56181The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.890404508 · Participants: 14720The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.425600114 · Participants: 6999Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Corus Orthodontists LLC 401(k) Plan in CO ($36M); by covered participants it is Hfri, LLC 401(k) Plan in IL (280 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (280 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 Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust assets move in 2023? ▼
Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust grew at a solid clip - up 8.8% during 2023, from $33M to $36M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Woodward Communications, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Woodward Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 1.2%, from $71M to $70M.
Where does Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust ranks in the 82nd 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 Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Corus Orthodontists LLC 401(k) Plan in CO ($36M, 176 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hfri, LLC 401(k) Plan in IL (280 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 420559640.

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.