401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Hearst Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
178
Participants Small participant base
70th
Percentile by assets National rank
$113,294
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan · Sponsored by The Hearst Corporation · North Carolina · Information & Media

$20M in assets, 178 participants

The Hearst Corporation's Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan reported $20M in total assets and 178 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 70th 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.

  • #1,709 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan covers 178 participants in North Carolina, about 22% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $20M.

#1,709
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+9.3%
assets growth YoY

Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$20,166,398 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

Capital Newspapers Employee Savings 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. Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (178 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan reported net income rose from $304K in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan reported participants rose from 135 in the plan year 2023 filing to 178 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $18M in the plan year 2023 filing to $20M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 130433120 · The Hearst Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan · $20M · 178 · 70th

  • TYPE $20M
  • TYPE 178
  • TYPE 70th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Crl Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #1709

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 North Carolina →

Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN130433120
Plan Effective Date1989-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Hearst Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Hearst Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6.1B 25.51061709381907% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4.5B$5B$5.5B$6B$6.5B 202220232024 $4.83B $6.06B ▲ +25.5%
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.

Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.020166398 · Participants: 178Capital Newspapers Employee Savings PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 62.902405616 · Participants: 168963The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.316486587 · Participants: 39468Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.269744 · Participants: 27341Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanNucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.349291649 · Participants: 27070Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.231001739 · Participants: 52699Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Crl Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA ($20M); by covered participants it is Bauer's Intelligent Transportation, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (178 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($20M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (178 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 Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.3% during 2024, from $18M to $20M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have The Hearst Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Hearst Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.5%, from $4.8B to $6.1B.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Crl Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA ($20M, 144 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Capital Newspapers Employee Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bauer's Intelligent Transportation, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (178 participants, $2M 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 130433120.

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.