401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
135
Participants Small participant base
42nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$32,685
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Sokal Media Group, Inc. · North Carolina · Professional & Technical Services

$4M in assets, 135 participants

Sokal Media Group, Inc.'s Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $4M in total assets and 135 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 42nd 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.

  • #8,039 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 135 participants in North Carolina, about 16% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $4M.

#8,039
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+43.1%
assets growth YoY

Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$4,412,508 42nd percentile higher than 42% 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

Sokal Media Group, Inc. 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. Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (135 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$274K in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 113 in the plan year 2022 filing to 135 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 271368650 · Sokal Media Group, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $4M · 135 · 42nd

  • EIN $4M
  • RANK 135
  • PHOTO 42nd
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Engine Power Components, Inc. Profit Sharing - 401(k) Plan
  • 5500 ind #8039

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN271368650
Plan Effective Date2011-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sokal Media Group, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sokal Media Group, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6M 83.19449229270028% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2M$3M$4M$5M$6M 202220232024 $3.08M $5.65M ▲ +83.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 113 $3M
2023 1 135 $4M
2024 1 153 $6M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.004412508 · Participants: 135Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 54.848846192 · Participants: 173899The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.388124058 · Participants: 40004Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.354065 · Participants: 28121Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.120701726 · Participants: 55480Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanNucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.510660989 · Participants: 24174Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan
Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Engine Power Components, Inc. Profit Sharing - 401(k) Plan in MI ($4M); by covered participants it is Seven Hills Ob-Gyn Associates, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in NJ (135 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (135 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 Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 43.1% during 2023, from $3M to $4M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Sokal Media Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sokal Media Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 83.2%, from $3M to $6M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Engine Power Components, Inc. Profit Sharing - 401(k) Plan in MI ($4M, 162 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sokal Media Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Seven Hills Ob-Gyn Associates, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in NJ (135 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 271368650.

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.