ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Paddock Publications, Inc ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$48M
Total assets Below avg plan size
158
Participants Small participant base
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$306,681
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Paddock Publications, Inc · Illinois · Information & Media

$48M in assets, 158 participants

Paddock Publications, Inc's Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $48M in total assets and 158 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.

  • #2,210 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 158 participants in Illinois, about 20% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $48M.

#2,210
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+2.0%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$48,455,556 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

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership 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. Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (158 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $20M in the plan year 2023 filing to $933K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 228 in the plan year 2023 filing to 158 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $48M in the plan year 2023 filing to $48M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 362104951 · Paddock Publications, Inc PY 2024 · ESOP

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $48M · 158 · 84th

  • IND $48M
  • EOY 158
  • 5500 84th
  • ASSETS ESOP
  • PCT near Trimark Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • EIN ind #2210

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Illinois →

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$48M
Net Assets (End of Year)$48M
Net Income$933K
Employer EIN362104951
Plan Effective Date1976-03-28
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Paddock Publications, Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Paddock Publications, Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$92M 48.1498417470498% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M$90M$100M 202220232024 $61.9M $91.8M ▲ +48.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 548 $62M
2023 2 458 $89M
2024 2 313 $92M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Illinois

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.048455556 · Participants: 158Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.699095694 · Participants: 4909Amsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership PlanKehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.165348047 · Participants: 4815Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanScot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.429776889 · Participants: 491Scot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.0622005 · Participants: 9258Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership PlanShorr Paper Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.430213996 · Participants: 543Shorr Paper Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest ESOP by assets is Trimark Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IA ($48M); by covered participants it is Dennis Beverage Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan in ME (158 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (158 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 Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan edged up modestly - up 2.0% during 2024, from $48M to $48M. Reported net income was $933K.
How have Paddock Publications, Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Paddock Publications, Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 48.1%, from $62M to $92M.
Where does Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Trimark Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IA ($48M, 310 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Paddock Publications, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dennis Beverage Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan in ME (158 participants, $22M 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 362104951.

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.