401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$50M
Total assets Below avg plan size
180
Participants Small participant base
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$276,096
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Economist Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated · New York · Information & Media

$50M in assets, 180 participants

The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated's The Economist Group 401(k) Plan reported $50M in total assets and 180 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #2,219 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in New York

The Economist Group 401(k) Plan covers 180 participants in New York, about 23% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $50M.

#2,219
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+5.0%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Economist Group 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Economist Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$49,697,303 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 Economist Group 401(k) Plan 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. The Economist Group 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (180 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Economist Group 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Economist Group 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $47M in the plan year 2023 filing to $50M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Economist Group 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 178 in the plan year 2023 filing to 180 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 132939702 · The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Economist Group 401(k) Plan · $50M · 180 · 84th

  • BOOK $50M
  • VS-ST 180
  • BOY 84th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near M. Davis & Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #2219

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 New York →

The Economist Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Economist Group 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$47M
Net Assets (End of Year)$50M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN132939702
Plan Effective Date1984-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$50M 9.367245122418298% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$44M$46M$48M$50M$52M 202220232024 $45.4M $49.7M ▲ +9.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 339 $45M
2023 1 178 $47M
2024 1 180 $50M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

The Economist Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants The Economist Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.049697303 · Participants: 180The Economist Group 401(k) PlanIBM 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 60.39355615 · Participants: 52674IBM 401(k) PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.180692974 · Participants: 53860Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.9871528 · Participants: 33309Pfizer Savings PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.9369507 · Participants: 137398The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.807939404 · Participants: 23227The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
The Economist Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare The Economist Group 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Economist Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is M. Davis & Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan in PA ($50M); by covered participants it is Costello, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX (180 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($50M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (180 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 Economist Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Economist Group 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.0% during 2024, from $47M to $50M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Economist Newspaper Group Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.4%, from $45M to $50M.
Where does The Economist Group 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Economist Group 401(k) Plan ranks in the 84th 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 The Economist Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is M. Davis & Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan in PA ($50M, 424 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Economist Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Costello, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX (180 participants, N/A 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 132939702.

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.