ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Woodward Communications, Inc ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$35M
Total assets Below avg plan size
222
Participants Below avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$157,134
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Woodward Communications, Inc · Iowa · Information & Media

$35M in assets, 222 participants

Woodward Communications, Inc's Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $35M in total assets and 222 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #2,093 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 222 participants in Iowa, about 36% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $35M.

#2,093
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
-8.8%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$34,883,725 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 Employee Stock Ownership 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. Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (222 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$17M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 336 in the plan year 2022 filing to 222 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $38M in the plan year 2022 filing to $35M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 420559640 · Woodward Communications, Inc PY 2023 · ESOP

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $35M · 222 · 81st

  • PHOTO $35M
  • IND 222
  • EOY 81st
  • 5500 ESOP
  • ASSETS near Viasun Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • PCT ind #2093

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Iowa →

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$38M
Net Assets (End of Year)$16M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN420559640
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
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 ESOP Plans in Iowa

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020040060080010001200 -20002004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 34.883725 · Participants: 222Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmployee Owned Brands, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 863.986659 · Participants: 802Employee Owned Brands, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanVan Meter Industrial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 596.09835 · Participants: 801Van Meter Industrial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanPrecision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 438.062674 · Participants: 667Precision, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustIta Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 427.790025 · Participants: 771Ita Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership PlanVgm Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 405.931426 · Participants: 1070Vgm Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest ESOP by assets is Viasun Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in AZ ($35M); by covered participants it is Safe Boats International Employee Stock Plan & Trust in WA (222 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (222 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 Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.8% during 2023, from $38M to $35M. 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 Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 81st 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Viasun Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in AZ ($35M, 105 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Woodward Communications, Inc Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Safe Boats International Employee Stock Plan & Trust in WA (222 participants, $6M 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.