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
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.
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 EIN | 130433120 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1968-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Hearst Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 13,694 | $4.8B |
| 2023 | 9 | 16,844 | $5.6B |
| 2024 | 9 | 17,329 | $6.1B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
- Honeywell Retirement Earnings Plan $16.6B · 9,923
- Truist Financial Corporation Pension Plan $14.7B · 38,548
- Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan $4.7B · 13,576
- The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan $2.4B · 1,745
- Duke Energy Legacy Pension Plan $2.4B · 300
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Bae Space & Mission Systems Pension Plan (VA) $417M · 4,279
- Westlake Defined Benefit Plan (TX) $417M · 981
- Premier Health Partners Employees Retirement Plan (OH) $415M · 9,472
- Resilient Floor Covering Pension Fund (CA) $418M · 1,331
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- By total assets, The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina. Compare plans
- The Hearst Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans