401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Woodward Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $37M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 304
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 80th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $122,311
- Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Woodward Communications, Inc. · Iowa · Information & Media
$37M in assets, 304 participants
Woodward Communications, Inc.'s Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported $37M in total assets and 304 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.
- #2,067 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
Coverage in Iowa
Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust covers 304 participants in Iowa, about 50% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $37M.
- #2,067
- in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
- +3.3%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.4×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $173K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets
Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$37,182,682 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust 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. Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (304 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$173K in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust reported participants rose from 280 in the plan year 2023 filing to 304 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $36M in the plan year 2023 filing to $37M in the plan year 2024 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 420559640 · Woodward Communications, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)
Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust · $37M · 304 · 80th
- 5500 $37M
- 5500 304
- 5500 80th
- 5500 401(k)
- 5500 near Somalogic, Inc. 401(k) Plan
- 5500 ind #2067
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 Iowa →
Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood
Iowa filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $36M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $37M |
| Net Income | -$173K |
| Employer EIN | 420559640 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1960-10-24 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Woodward Communications, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Woodward Communications, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $70M 1.1650333674190096% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 764 | $71M |
| 2023 | 2 | 502 | $71M |
| 2024 | 2 | 567 | $70M |
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Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Somalogic, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CO ($37M); by covered participants it is Max Credit Union Capital Accumulation Plan in AL (304 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($37M here).
- Somalogic, Inc. 401(k) Plan (CO) $37M · 379
- Traeger 401(k) Plan (UT) $37M · 452
- Sabra Dipping Company, LLC 401(k) Plan (NY) $37M · 497
- Rausch Coleman Homes Retirement Savings Plan (AR) $37M · 498
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (304 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.