401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Hearst Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$59M
Total assets Below avg plan size
617
Participants Below avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$95,015
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Hearst Corporation · North Carolina · Information & Media

$59M in assets, 617 participants

The Hearst Corporation's Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan reported $59M in total assets and 617 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #2,271 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $59M for 617 participants (~$95,015/participant), up 16.8% in 2024.

#2,271
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+16.8%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$58,624,459 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Hearst Television, Inc. Union 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. Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (617 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 510 in the plan year 2023 filing to 617 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $50M in the plan year 2023 filing to $59M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 742717523 · The Hearst Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan · $59M · 617 · 86th

  • TYPE $59M
  • NET 617
  • BOOK 86th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near Veracyte, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #2271

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 →

Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Veracyte, Inc. 401(k) Plan$59MHearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) PlanHearst Television, Inc. Unio…$59MProlecto Resources, Inc. 401(k) PlanProlecto Resources, Inc. 401…$59MFlexible 401(k) Pooled Employer PlanFlexible 401(k) Pooled Emplo…$59MSiegwerk USA Inc. Retirement PlanSiegwerk USA Inc. Retirement…$59M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$50M
Net Assets (End of Year)$59M
Net Income$8M
Employer EIN742717523
Plan Effective Date1999-03-18
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
$142M 18.793450878026146% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$110M$120M$130M$140M$150M 202220232024 $119M $142M ▲ +18.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 815 $119M
2023 2 823 $130M
2024 2 890 $142M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.058624459 · Participants: 617Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) 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
Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Veracyte, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($59M); by covered participants it is Sh Franchising, LLC 401(k) Plan in MD (617 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($59M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (617 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 Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 16.8% during 2024, from $50M to $59M. Reported net income was $8M.
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 18.8%, from $119M to $142M.
Where does Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan ranks in the 86th 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 Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Veracyte, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($59M, 538 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hearst Television, Inc. Union 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sh Franchising, LLC 401(k) Plan in MD (617 participants, $7M 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 742717523.

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.