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
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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

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

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.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

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

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$36M
Net Assets (End of Year)$37M
Net Income-$173K
Employer EIN420559640
Plan Effective Date1960-10-24
Filing StatusFILING 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
$70M$70.5M$71M$71.5M 202220232024 $71.3M $70.5M ▼ -1.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 764 $71M
2023 2 502 $71M
2024 2 567 $70M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

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

Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.037182682 · Participants: 304Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and TrustThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.579548793 · Participants: 12841The Principal Select Savings PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.375271119 · Participants: 14728The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.306182291 · Participants: 25072Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.1084169 · Participants: 55411The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.720479704 · Participants: 8059Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants

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).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust assets move in 2024?
Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust edged up modestly - up 3.3% during 2024, from $36M to $37M. Reported net income was -$173K.
How have Woodward Communications, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Woodward Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 1.2%, from $71M to $70M.
Where does Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust ranks in the 80th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Somalogic, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CO ($37M, 379 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Woodward Communications, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and Trust?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Max Credit Union Capital Accumulation Plan in AL (304 participants, $57M in assets).