Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
The Hearst Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $414M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 559
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 97th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $740,600
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Hearst Corporation · North Carolina · Information & Media
$414M in assets, 559 participants
The Hearst Corporation's The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan reported $414M in total assets and 559 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- #2,669 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
Where The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan sits by assets
The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $414M for 559 participants (~$740,600/participant), up 10.5% in 2023.
- #2,669
- in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
- +10.5%
- assets growth YoY
- 4.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$413,995,436 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement 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. The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (559 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$120M in the plan year 2022 filing to $39M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $375M in the plan year 2022 filing to $414M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 623 in the plan year 2022 filing to 559 in the plan year 2023 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 130433120 · The Hearst Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan · $414M · 559 · 97th
- EIN $414M
- RANK 559
- PHOTO 97th
- IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EOY near Pension and Retirement Plan of Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 525
- 5500 ind #2669
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 North Carolina →
The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $375M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $414M |
| Net Income | $39M |
| Employer EIN | 130433120 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1968-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Hearst Corporation)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All The Hearst Corporation plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $6.1B 25.51061709381907% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 13,694 | $4.8B |
| 2023 | 9 | 16,844 | $5.6B |
| 2024 | 9 | 17,329 | $6.1B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Honeywell Retirement Earnings Plan $16.6B · 11,145
- Truist Financial Corporation Pension Plan $14.6B · 45,818
- Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan $4.0B · 14,485
- Duke Energy Legacy Pension Plan $3.4B · 371
- Employees' Retirement Plan of Duke University $2.6B · 21,020
The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension and Retirement Plan of Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 525 in NV ($413M); by covered participants it is Local 210's Pension Plan in NY (559 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($414M here).
- Pension and Retirement Plan of Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 525 (NV) $413M · 1,518
- Windstream Pension Plan (AR) $415M · 1,704
- Atlanta Plumbers & Steamfitters Pension Fund (FL) $416M · 2,279
- Resilient Floor Covering Pension Fund (CA) $412M · 1,323
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (559 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Local 210's Pension Plan (NY) 559 · 0 off
- IBEW Local Union No. 98, Zone 2 Pension Trust Fund (PA) 559 · 0 off
- Wps Pension Plan (WI) 560 · 1 off
- Alaska Airlines, Inc., Retirement Plan for Mechanics & Related Crafts Employees (WA) 557 · 2 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.