401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Chronicle Books, LLC 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $61M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 225
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 86th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $269,607
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Chronicle Books Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Chronicle Books, LLC · California · Information & Media
$61M in assets, 225 participants
Chronicle Books, LLC's Chronicle Books Retirement Plan reported $61M in total assets and 225 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.
- #2,282 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
Coverage in California
Chronicle Books Retirement Plan covers 225 participants in California, about 36% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $61M.
- #2,282
- in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
- +6.0%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.6×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Chronicle Books Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets
Chronicle Books Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$60,661,601 Top 14% higher than 86% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Chronicle Books Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Chronicle Books Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (225 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Chronicle Books Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $10M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Chronicle Books Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 246 in the plan year 2023 filing to 225 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Chronicle Books Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $57M in the plan year 2023 filing to $61M in the plan year 2024 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 943347649 · Chronicle Books, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)
Chronicle Books Retirement Plan · $61M · 225 · 86th
- EBSA $61M
- PART 225
- TYPE 86th
- NET 401(k)
- BOOK near Norpac Resources,LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
- VS-ST ind #2282
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 California →
Chronicle Books Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood
California filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $57M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $61M |
| Net Income | $3M |
| Employer EIN | 943347649 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2000-03-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Chronicle Books, LLC)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Chronicle Books, LLC plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $61M 5.973446368692783% vs 2023
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 246 | $57M |
| 2024 | 1 | 225 | $61M |
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Chronicle Books Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Norpac Resources,LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in WA ($61M); by covered participants it is Race Rock 401(k) Plan in TX (225 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($61M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (225 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Race Rock 401(k) Plan (TX) 225 · 0 off
- Aunalytics 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (IN) 225 · 0 off
- Cam Properties 401(k) Plan (AZ) 225 · 0 off
- D & L Manufacturing, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (OK) 225 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.