Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$100M
Total assets Below avg plan size
54
Participants Small participant base
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.8M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC · Colorado · Information & Media

$100M in assets, 54 participants

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC's The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan reported $100M in total assets and 54 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #2,436 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan sits by assets

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $100M for 54 participants (~$1.8M/participant), down 3.0% in 2024.

#2,436
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
-3.0%
assets change YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$99,570,293 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan is a small filing (54 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 82 in the plan year 2023 filing to 54 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $103M in the plan year 2023 filing to $100M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 264538894 · The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan · $100M · 54 · 90th

  • EOY $100M
  • EOY 54
  • EOY 90th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co.
  • EOY ind #2436

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 Colorado →

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Middlesex Water Company Pension PlanMiddlesex Water Company Pens…$100MAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association Retirement Income PlanAmerican Speech-Language-Hea…$100MGuthrie Retirement Plan$100MThe San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement PlanThe San Diego Union-Tribune …$100MPension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co.Pension Plan for Employees o…$100M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$103M
Net Assets (End of Year)$99M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN264538894
Plan Effective Date1954-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$101M 5.9754107352926935% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$90M$95M$100M$105M 202220232024 $95.5M $101M ▲ +6.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 85 $95M
2023 2 255 $104M
2024 2 189 $101M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 00.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.099570293 · Participants: 54The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement PlanRocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.290530979 · Participants: 38340Rocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension PlanBall Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.901154325 · Participants: 1243Ball Pension PlanPcs U.S. Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.810486388 · Participants: 1243Pcs U.S. Employees' Pension PlanMedianews Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.443617213 · Participants: 217Medianews Group Pension PlanNational Laboratory of the Rockies Shared Security Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.43554378 · Participants: 3154National Laboratory of the Rockies Shared Security Pension Plan
The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants

The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. in IL ($100M); by covered participants it is Credit Union West Retirement Pension Plan in AZ (54 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (54 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 The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 3.0% during 2024, from $103M to $100M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 6.0%, from $95M to $101M.
Where does The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. in IL ($100M, 126 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The San Diego Union-Tribune LLC Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Credit Union West Retirement Pension Plan in AZ (54 participants, N/A in assets).