401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Publishers Clearing House LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$189M
Total assets Near avg plan size
395
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$479,385
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Publishers Clearing House LLC · New York · Retail Trade

$189M in assets, 395 participants

Publishers Clearing House LLC's Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $189M in total assets and 395 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #7,770 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in New York

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 395 participants in New York, about 50% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $189M.

#7,770
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
-3.0%
assets change YoY
1.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$189,357,016 Top 6% higher than 94% of 123,620 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 2024

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings 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. Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (395 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $21M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 466 in the plan year 2023 filing to 395 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets fell from $195M in the plan year 2023 filing to $189M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 111730276 · Publishers Clearing House LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $189M · 395 · 94th

  • EBSA $189M
  • EBSA 395
  • EBSA 94th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Qad Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • EBSA ind #7770

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$195M
Net Assets (End of Year)$189M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN111730276
Plan Effective Date1999-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Publishers Clearing House LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Publishers Clearing House LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$189M 8.75009619733928% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$170M$180M$190M$200M 202220232024 $174M $189M ▲ +8.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 517 $174M
2023 1 466 $195M
2024 1 395 $189M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.189357016 · Participants: 395Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanIBM 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 60.39355615 · Participants: 52674IBM 401(k) PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.180692974 · Participants: 53860Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.9871528 · Participants: 33309Pfizer Savings PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.9369507 · Participants: 137398The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.807939404 · Participants: 23227The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Qad Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA ($189M); by covered participants it is James a. Scott & Son, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in VA (395 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($189M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (395 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan edged down modestly - down 3.0% during 2024, from $195M to $189M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Publishers Clearing House LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Publishers Clearing House LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 8.8%, from $174M to $189M.
Where does Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Qad Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in CA ($189M, 374 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Publishers Clearing House 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is James a. Scott & Son, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in VA (395 participants, $24M in assets).