401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Hearst Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $3.1B
- Total assets
- 14,150
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $221,646
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Hearst Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by The Hearst Corporation · North Carolina · Information & Media
$3.1B in assets, 14,150 participants
The Hearst Corporation's Hearst Retirement Savings Plan reported $3.1B in total assets and 14,150 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #2,788 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
Coverage in North Carolina
Hearst Retirement Savings Plan covers 14,150 participants in North Carolina, 17x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $3.1B.
- $3.1B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 14,150
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $221,646
- avg assets per participant
Where Hearst Retirement Savings Plan sits by total assets
Hearst Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$3,136,288,050 Top 1% higher than 100% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Hearst Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.7B in the plan year 2023 filing to $3.1B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Hearst Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $459M in the plan year 2023 filing to $428M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Hearst Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 13,955 in the plan year 2023 filing to 14,150 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs North Carolina filers
In North Carolina, the average filing covers about 819 participants across 3,515 plans. Hearst Retirement Savings Plan reports 14,150 participants - 17x that state average ($3.1B EOY assets).
North Carolina filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.7B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $3.1B |
| Net Income | $428M |
| Employer EIN | 130433120 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1987-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Hearst Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 13,694 | $4.8B |
| 2023 | 9 | 16,844 | $5.6B |
| 2024 | 9 | 17,329 | $6.1B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Hearst Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
- The Bank of America 401(k) Plan $62.9B · 168,963
- Honeywell 401(k) Plan $16.3B · 39,468
- Duke Energy Retirement Savings Plan $11.3B · 27,341
- Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan $9.3B · 27,070
- Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan $9.2B · 52,699
Scale composition for Hearst Retirement Savings Plan
Hearst Retirement Savings Plan reports $3.1B in end-of-year assets across 14,150 participants (0.025% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.015% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $221,646 per participant (1.6x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $428M.
This plan identity (EIN 130433120, plan #071) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.2B to $3.1B (+39.4%) while covered participants moved from 10,500 to 14,150 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,500 | $2.2B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 13,955 | $2.7B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 14,150 | $3.1B | This page |
The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $2.4B, 1,745 participants)
- The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $416M, 491 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Hearst Retirement Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Aon Pooled Employer Plan (IL) $3.1B · 48,473
- Best Buy Retirement Savings Plan (MN) $3.1B · 85,980
- Envision Healthcare Operating Inc. 401(k) Plan (TN) $3.1B · 16,805
- Samsung 401(k) Plan (NJ) $3.1B · 14,598
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Hearst Retirement Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Hearst Retirement Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in North Carolina. Compare plans
- The Hearst Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans