Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Guard Publishing Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size: N/A
Participants Small participant base: 77th
Percentile by assets National rank

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Official DOL plan name: Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Guard Publishing Company · Oregon · Real Estate

$26M in assets, N/A participants

Guard Publishing Company's Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan reported $26M in total assets and N/A participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

#4,238 in Real Estate (4,727 peers)

Where Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan sits by assets

Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $26M for N/A participants, up 2.2% in 2023.

#4,238
in Real Estate (4,727 peers): +2.2%
assets growth YoY: 0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$26,023,884 Top 23% higher than 77% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Filed plans by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $560K in the plan year 2023 filing.
Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $25M in the plan year 2022 filing to $26M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 930180090 · Guard Publishing Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan · $26M · N/A · 77th

EIN $26M
RANK N/A
PHOTO 77th
IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
EOY near Asbestos Workers Local 84 Pension Plan
5500 ind #4238

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 Real Estate retirement plans → · Plans in Oregon →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$25M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$26M
Net Income	$560K
Employer EIN	930180090
Plan Effective Date	1964-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Guard Publishing Company)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $42M 6.757009586146784% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	2	$39M
2023	2	2	$41M
2024	2	2	$42M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Oregon

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Oregon, assets vs. participants

Xpo Pension Plan $1.7B · 4,840
Northwest Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan $1.5B · 4,660
Ua Local 290 Plumber, Steamfitter & Shipfitter Pension Plan $1.1B · 3,351
Precision Castparts Corp. Retirement Plan $1.1B · 2,018
Oregon Retail Employees Pension Plan $1.0B · 20,043

Compare Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets

Outside Oregon, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by end-of-year assets is Asbestos Workers Local 84 Pension Plan in IN at $26M (this filing: $26M).

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($26M here).

Asbestos Workers Local 84 Pension Plan (IN) $26M · 128
Chicagoland Race Meet Operators and Local 134 I.B.E.W. Joint Pension Trust (WI) $26M · 27
Sheet Metal Workers Intn Local 17nh Pension Plan (CT) $26M · 161
Dayton Superior Corporation Master Pension Plan (OH) $26M · 113

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 Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 2.2% during 2023, from $25M to $26M. Reported net income was $560K.

How have Guard Publishing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Guard Publishing Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 6.8%, from $39M to $42M.

Where does Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 77th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Guard Publishing Company Retirement Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Asbestos Workers Local 84 Pension Plan in IN ($26M, 128 participants).

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 930180090.