401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Hearst Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$64M
Total assets Below avg plan size
193
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$329,268
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan · Sponsored by The Hearst Corporation · North Carolina · Information & Media

$64M in assets, 193 participants

The Hearst Corporation's San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan reported $64M in total assets and 193 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #2,304 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan covers 193 participants in North Carolina, about 24% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $64M.

#2,304
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+5.2%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$63,548,793 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

San Francisco Newspapers 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. San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (193 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $60M in the plan year 2023 filing to $64M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan reported participants fell from 203 in the plan year 2023 filing to 193 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

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

San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan · $64M · 193 · 87th

  • IND $64M
  • IND 193
  • IND 87th
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near Truecar, Inc. and Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan
  • IND ind #2304

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 →

San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Axis Communications, Inc. 401(k) PlanAxis Communications, Inc. 40…$64MKleinschmidt Associates Employees Profit Sharing Plan and TrustKleinschmidt Associates Empl…$64MSan Francisco Newspapers Savings PlanSan Francisco Newspapers Sav…$64MTruecar, Inc. and Subsidiaries 401(k) PlanTruecar, Inc. and Subsidiari…$64MKing Ranch, Inc. 401(k) Employee Retirement Savings PlanKing Ranch, Inc. 401(k) Empl…$64M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$60M
Net Assets (End of Year)$64M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN130433120
Plan Effective Date1991-08-01
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.

San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.063548793 · Participants: 193San Francisco Newspapers 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
San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Truecar, Inc. and Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan in CA ($64M); by covered participants it is Spartan Race, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MA (193 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (193 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 San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.2% during 2024, from $60M to $64M. Reported net income was $3M.
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.
Where does San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan ranks in the 87th 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 San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Truecar, Inc. and Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan in CA ($64M, 323 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to San Francisco Newspapers Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Spartan Race, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MA (193 participants, $5M 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.