401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Echostar Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$658M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,697
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$387,979
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Echostar 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Echostar Corporation · Colorado · Information & Media

$658M in assets, 1,697 participants

Echostar Corporation's Echostar 401(k) Plan reported $658M in total assets and 1,697 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #2,721 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

Echostar 401(k) Plan covers 1,697 participants in Colorado, 4.5x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $658M.

#2,721
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+18.0%
assets growth YoY
6.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Echostar 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Echostar 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$658,400,615 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Echostar 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Echostar 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,697 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Echostar 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$135M in the plan year 2022 filing to $100M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Echostar 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $558M in the plan year 2022 filing to $658M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Echostar 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 1,862 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,697 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 261232727 · Echostar Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Echostar 401(k) Plan · $658M · 1,697 · 98th

  • ASSETS $658M
  • ASSETS 1,697
  • ASSETS 98th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Informa USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #2721

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 Colorado →

Echostar 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Hilcorp Energy Company 401(k) Savings PlanHilcorp Energy Company 401(k…$659MInforma USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan$658MEchostar 401(k) Plan$658MBarnes & Thornburg LLP Profit Sharing PlanBarnes & Thornburg LLP Profi…$658MHendrick Automotive Group 401(k) PlanHendrick Automotive Group 40…$657M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Echostar 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$558M
Net Assets (End of Year)$658M
Net Income$100M
Employer EIN261232727
Plan Effective Date2005-04-23
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Echostar Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Echostar Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2024 filing year
$0M$200M$400M$600M$800M 202220232024 $558M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,862 $558M
2023 1 1,697 $658M
2024 1 1,722 N/A

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado

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

Echostar 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants Echostar 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.658400615 · Participants: 1697Echostar 401(k) PlanDavita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.326219779 · Participants: 57711Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.806549522 · Participants: 10349Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.852270164 · Participants: 10036Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.765770435 · Participants: 5847Woodward Retirement Savings PlanArcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.686655183 · Participants: 5491Arcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
Echostar 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
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Echostar 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Informa USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY ($658M); by covered participants it is Robertson's Ltd. 401(k) Plan in CA (1,697 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($658M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,697 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 Echostar 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Echostar 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 18.0% during 2023, from $558M to $658M. Reported net income was $100M.
Where does Echostar 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Echostar 401(k) Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Echostar 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Informa USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY ($658M, 2,994 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Echostar 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Robertson's Ltd. 401(k) Plan in CA (1,697 participants, $111M 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 261232727.

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.