ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$34K
Total assets Small plan by assets
24
Participants Small participant base
3rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$1,417
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP · Sponsored by Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. · California · Information & Media

$34K in assets, 24 participants

Diablo Country Magazine, Inc.'s Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP reported $34K in total assets and 24 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 3rd 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.

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

2023 asset change

Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP contracted severely 71.7% in 2023 ($120K → $34K) for 24 participants.

#57
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
-71.7%
assets change YoY

Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP among the smaller filed plans by assets

Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP vs every filed plan by assets

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

$34,000 3rd percentile higher than 3% 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

Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP is a small filing (24 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP end-of-year assets fell from $120K in the plan year 2022 filing to $34K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP reported net income fell from $353K in the plan year 2022 filing to $183K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP reported participants fell from 28 in the plan year 2022 filing to 24 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 680086071 · Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP · $34K · 24 · 3rd

  • SCH $34K
  • SCH 24
  • SCH 3rd
  • SCH ESOP
  • SCH near Program Planning Professionals Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan - 2023
  • SCH ind #57

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in California →

Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. years around the 2023 move

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4M 5.303802314630204% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3.4M$3.6M$3.8M$4M$4.2M 202220232024 $3.52M $3.71M ▲ +5.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 54 $4M
2023 2 46 $4M
2024 2 45 $4M

2023 asset-move particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$120K
Net Assets (End of Year)-$3M
Net Income$183K
Employer EIN680086071
Plan Effective Date2014-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in California

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP, Total assets ($B): 0.000034 · Participants: 24Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOPParsons Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.757068542 · Participants: 7871Parsons Employee Stock Ownership PlanAcco Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.444524335 · Participants: 1397Acco Employee Stock Ownership PlanRosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.125537204 · Participants: 1700Rosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAgron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.533004512 · Participants: 72Agron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRecology Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.497089527 · Participants: 3656Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP side-by-side with 3 peers →

Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest ESOP by assets is Program Planning Professionals Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan - 2023 in MI ($34K); by covered participants it is Valador, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan in WV (24 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (24 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 Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP assets move in 2023? ▼
Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP contracted severely - down 71.7% during 2023, from $120K to $34K. Reported net income was $183K.
How have Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Diablo Country Magazine, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 5.3%, from $4M to $4M.
Where does Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP ranks in the 3rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Program Planning Professionals Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan - 2023 in MI ($34K, 55 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Diablo Country Magazine, Inc. ESOP? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Valador, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan in WV (24 participants, N/A 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 680086071.

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.