Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Hearst Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$416M
Total assets
491
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$847,913
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Hearst Corporation · North Carolina · Information & Media

$416M in assets, 491 participants

The Hearst Corporation's The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan reported $416M in total assets and 491 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
  • #2,557 in Information & Media (2,712 peers)

Where The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $416M for 491 participants (~$847,913/participant), up 0.6% in 2024.

$416M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
491
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$847,913
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $39M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 559 in the plan year 2023 filing to 491 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $414M in the plan year 2023 filing to $416M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan outranks 97% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 4.2x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$414M
Net Assets (End of Year)$416M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN130433120
Plan Effective Date1968-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Hearst Corporation)

$4.5B$5B$5.5B$6B$6.5B 202220232024 $4.83B $6.06B â–˛ +25.5%
Total plan assets by year, all The Hearst Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 13,694 $4.8B
2023 9 16,844 $5.6B
2024 9 17,329 $6.1B

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The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Hearst Corporati…Honeywell Retirement…Truist Financial Cor…Duke Energy Retireme…The Hearst Corporati…Duke Energy Legacy P…
The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan held essentially flat - up 0.6% during 2024, from $414M to $416M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have The Hearst Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Hearst Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.5%, from $4.8B to $6.1B.
Where does The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bae Space & Mission Systems Pension Plan in VA ($417M, 4,279 participants).

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