401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Eastern Communications Ltd, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
177
Participants Small participant base
76th
Percentile by assets National rank
$157,699
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Eastern Communications Ltd, LLC · Iowa · Retail Trade

$28M in assets, 177 participants

Eastern Communications Ltd, LLC's Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan reported $28M in total assets and 177 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 76th 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.

  • #6,871 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan covers 177 participants in Iowa, about 29% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $28M.

#6,871
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+130.9%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$27,912,785 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Eastern Communications Ltd 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. Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (177 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $12M in the plan year 2023 filing to $28M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 173 in the plan year 2023 filing to 177 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 421250382 · Eastern Communications Ltd, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan · $28M · 177 · 76th

  • BOY $28M
  • BOY 177
  • BOY 76th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near Bayley Construction Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan
  • BOY ind #6871

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 Iowa →

Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Hawks' 401(k) Plan$28MEastern Communications Ltd 401(k) PlanEastern Communications Ltd 4…$28MBayley Construction Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanBayley Construction Profit S…$28MBrean Capital, LLC 401(k) PlanBrean Capital, LLC 401(k) Pl…$28MThe Noel Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanThe Noel Corporation 401(k) …$28M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN421250382
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Eastern Communications Ltd, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Eastern Communications Ltd, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$28M 175.20277048594423% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M 202220232024 $10.1M $27.9M ▲ +175.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 125 $10M
2023 1 173 $12M
2024 1 177 $28M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

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

Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.027912785 · Participants: 177Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.579548793 · Participants: 12841The Principal Select Savings PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.375271119 · Participants: 14728The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.306182291 · Participants: 25072Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.1084169 · Participants: 55411The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.720479704 · Participants: 8059Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Bayley Construction Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan in WA ($28M); by covered participants it is Greater Houston Retailers Association 401(k) Plan in TX (177 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($28M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (177 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 Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan surged - up 130.9% during 2024, from $12M to $28M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Eastern Communications Ltd, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Eastern Communications Ltd, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 175.2%, from $10M to $28M.
Where does Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan ranks in the 76th 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 Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bayley Construction Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan in WA ($28M, 111 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Eastern Communications Ltd 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Greater Houston Retailers Association 401(k) Plan in TX (177 participants, $496K 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 421250382.

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.