401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Business Wire, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$117M
Total assets Near avg plan size
369
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$317,514
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust · Sponsored by Business Wire, Inc. · California · Information & Media

$117M in assets, 369 participants

Business Wire, Inc.'s Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust reported $117M in total assets and 369 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #2,491 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust sits by assets

Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $117M for 369 participants (~$317,514/participant), up 17.7% in 2023.

#2,491
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+17.7%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust's outsized position by total assets

Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$117,162,850 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Business Wire 401(k) Savings 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. Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (369 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust reported net income rose from -$18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $18M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust end-of-year assets rose from $100M in the plan year 2022 filing to $117M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 204146409 · Business Wire, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust · $117M · 369 · 92nd

  • VS-ST $117M
  • BOY 369
  • SCH 92nd
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Jostens 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #2491

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 California →

Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$100M
Net Assets (End of Year)$117M
Net Income$18M
Employer EIN204146409
Plan Effective Date1969-02-20
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Business Wire, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Business Wire, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$125M 25.50505528293332% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$90M$100M$110M$120M$130M 202220232024 $99.5M $125M ▲ +25.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 366 $100M
2023 1 369 $117M
2024 1 323 $125M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.11716285 · Participants: 369Business Wire 401(k) Savings TrustWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Jostens 401(k) Retirement Plan in MN ($117M); by covered participants it is Material Control, Inc. 401(k) Plan in IL (369 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($117M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (369 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 Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust assets move in 2023? ▼
Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust grew sharply - up 17.7% during 2023, from $100M to $117M. Reported net income was $18M.
How have Business Wire, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Business Wire, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 25.5%, from $100M to $125M.
Where does Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Jostens 401(k) Retirement Plan in MN ($117M, 2,185 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Business Wire 401(k) Savings Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Material Control, Inc. 401(k) Plan in IL (369 participants, $23M 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 204146409.

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.