Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Hearst Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.4B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,922
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Hearst Corporation · North Carolina · Information & Media

$2.4B in assets, 1,922 participants

The Hearst Corporation's The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan reported $2.4B in total assets and 1,922 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.

  • #2,780 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan covers 1,922 participants in North Carolina, 2.3x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $2.4B.

#2,780
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+11.7%
assets growth YoY
24×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,367,257,138 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

The Hearst Corporation Retirement 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. The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,922 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$658M in the plan year 2022 filing to $248M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.4B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 2,139 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,922 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 130433120 · The Hearst Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan · $2.4B · 1,922 · 99th

  • 5500 $2.4B
  • 5500 1,922
  • 5500 99th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Csx Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #2780

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 Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($B) among The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.4B
Net Income$248M
Employer EIN130433120
Plan Effective Date1967-01-01
Filing StatusFILING 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
$4.5B$5B$5.5B$6B$6.5B 202220232024 $4.83B $6.06B ▲ +25.5%
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.

The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.367257138 · Participants: 1922The Hearst Corporation Retirement PlanHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.613752395 · Participants: 11145Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.582387965 · Participants: 45818Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.0264 · Participants: 14485Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanDuke Energy Legacy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.3721 · Participants: 371Duke Energy Legacy Pension PlanEmployees' Retirement Plan of Duke University, Total assets ($B): 2.616859519 · Participants: 21020Employees' Retirement Plan of Duke University
The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Hearst Corporation 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 Csx Pension Plan in FL ($2.4B); by covered participants it is Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan in TX (1,921 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.4B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,922 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 The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.7% during 2023, from $2.1B to $2.4B. Reported net income was $248M.
How have The Hearst Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Hearst Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.5%, from $4.8B to $6.1B.
Where does The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Csx Pension Plan in FL ($2.4B, 2,446 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Caterpillar Inc. Non-Contributory Pension Plan in TX (1,921 participants, $2.6B 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 130433120.

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.