401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Newbury Comics, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$30M
Total assets Below avg plan size
276
Participants Below avg headcount
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$107,068
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust · Sponsored by Newbury Comics, Inc. · Massachusetts · Retail Trade

$30M in assets, 276 participants

Newbury Comics, Inc.'s Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust reported $30M in total assets and 276 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #6,923 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust covers 276 participants in Massachusetts, about 42% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $30M.

#6,923
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+14.2%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust's outsized position by total assets

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$29,550,756 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit 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. Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (276 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust end-of-year assets rose from $26M in the plan year 2023 filing to $30M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust reported participants fell from 294 in the plan year 2023 filing to 276 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 042744540 · Newbury Comics, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust · $30M · 276 · 77th

  • PART $30M
  • TYPE 276
  • NET 77th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • BOY ind #6923

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 Massachusetts →

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit TrustNewbury Comics Employee Bene…$30MGolf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc. 401(k) PlanGolf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc.…$30MSemblex Corporation Employee Profit Sharing & 401(k) PlanSemblex Corporation Employee…$30MRxsight, Inc. 401(k) Plan$30MRoth Staffing Companies, LP 401(k) PlanRoth Staffing Companies, LP …$30M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$26M
Net Assets (End of Year)$30M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN042744540
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Newbury Comics, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Newbury Comics, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$30M 39.586339027412784% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M 202220232024 $21.2M $29.6M ▲ +39.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 234 $21M
2023 1 294 $26M
2024 1 276 $30M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.029550756 · Participants: 276Newbury Comics Employee Benefit TrustFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.201609937 · Participants: 66907Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.352606499 · Participants: 34618Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.720373045 · Participants: 14762Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.775289067 · Participants: 20639Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanState Street Salary Savings Program, Total assets ($B): 6.532301643 · Participants: 12777State Street Salary Savings Program
Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc. 401(k) Plan in GA ($30M); by covered participants it is Fts International, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in VA (276 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($30M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (276 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 Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust assets move in 2024? ▼
Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust grew at a solid clip - up 14.2% during 2024, from $26M to $30M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Newbury Comics, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Newbury Comics, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 39.6%, from $21M to $30M.
Where does Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust ranks in the 77th 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 Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc. 401(k) Plan in GA ($30M, 2,006 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Newbury Comics Employee Benefit Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Fts International, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in VA (276 participants, $101M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 042744540.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.