Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Advance Publications, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$962M
Total assets
770
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$1.2M
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Advance Pension Plan · Sponsored by Advance Publications, Inc. · New York · Information & Media

$962M in assets, 770 participants

Advance Publications, Inc.'s Advance Pension Plan reported $962M in total assets and 770 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #2,741 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Advance Pension Plan sits by assets

Advance Pension Plan sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $962M for 770 participants (~$1.2M/participant), down 1.4% in 2023.

$962M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
770
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$1.2M
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $14M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Advance Pension Plan sits by total assets

Advance Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$962,073,187 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Advance Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$476M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$14M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Advance Pension Plan reported participants fell from 870 in the plan year 2022 filing to 770 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Advance Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $976M in the plan year 2022 filing to $962M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State

Advance Pension Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Advance Pension Plan outranks 99% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 9.7x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$976M
Net Assets (End of Year)$962M
Net Income-$14M
Employer EIN135576716
Plan Effective Date1976-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Advance Publications, Inc.)

$2.2B$2.3B$2.4B$2.5B$2.6B$2.7B 202220232024 $2.32B $2.58B ▲ +11.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Advance Publications, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 7,665 $2.3B
2023 2 7,774 $2.5B
2024 2 7,387 $2.6B

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Advance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

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Advance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Advance Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Advance Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 1.4% during 2023, from $976M to $962M. Reported net income was -$14M.
How have Advance Publications, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Advance Publications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 11.0%, from $2.3B to $2.6B.
Where does Advance Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Advance Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Advance Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Western Connecticut Health Network Pension Plan in CT ($964M, 1,570 participants).

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