401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Channel Company, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$32M
Total assets Below avg plan size
241
Participants Below avg headcount
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$133,119
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Channel Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Channel Company, LLC · Massachusetts · Information & Media

$32M in assets, 241 participants

The Channel Company, LLC's The Channel Company 401(k) Plan reported $32M in total assets and 241 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #2,049 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

The Channel Company 401(k) Plan covers 241 participants in Massachusetts, about 37% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $32M.

#2,049
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+37.7%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Channel Company 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Channel Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$32,081,713 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 Channel Company 401(k) 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 Channel Company 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (241 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Channel Company 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Channel Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $23M in the plan year 2022 filing to $32M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Channel Company 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 248 in the plan year 2022 filing to 241 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 463442417 · The Channel Company, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Channel Company 401(k) Plan · $32M · 241 · 80th

  • EIN $32M
  • RANK 241
  • PHOTO 80th
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Columbia Hospitality 401(k) Plan
  • 5500 ind #2049

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 Massachusetts →

The Channel Company 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Channel Company 401(k) PlanThe Channel Company 401(k) P…$32MColumbia Hospitality 401(k) PlanColumbia Hospitality 401(k) …$32MAphl 401(k) Pension Plan$32MStrategic Staffing Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanStrategic Staffing Solutions…$32MRetirement Savings Plan$32M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Channel Company 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$32M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN463442417
Plan Effective Date2014-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Channel Company, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Channel Company, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$36M 56.562566528511226% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $23.3M $36.5M ▲ +56.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 248 $23M
2023 1 241 $32M
2024 1 277 $36M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

The Channel Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants The Channel Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.032081713 · Participants: 241The Channel Company 401(k) PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.649852331 · Participants: 62289Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.556596852 · Participants: 37052Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.829912863 · Participants: 14094Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.786107181 · Participants: 19881Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.779286156 · Participants: 19120Philips North America 401(k) Plan
The Channel Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare The Channel Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Channel Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Columbia Hospitality 401(k) Plan in WA ($32M); by covered participants it is Tango Card Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in WA (241 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($32M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (241 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 Channel Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Channel Company 401(k) Plan surged - up 37.7% during 2023, from $23M to $32M. Reported net income was $8M.
How have The Channel Company, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Channel Company, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 56.6%, from $23M to $36M.
Where does The Channel Company 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Channel Company 401(k) Plan ranks in the 80th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Channel Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Columbia Hospitality 401(k) Plan in WA ($32M, 2,015 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Channel Company 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tango Card Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in WA (241 participants, $19M 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 463442417.

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.