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The New York Times Company401(k)

THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANIES SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT AND INVESTMENT PLAN · NEW YORK, NY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.06%

Peer grade: B+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

The New York Times Company reported $711,283 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.06% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $9,828 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.058%. The plan sits in the over $1B size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,229 comparable plans and shown alongside other information & media employers. By assets it is the 96th-largest of 5,648 plans among New York employers on file, and the 43rd of 2,199 in information & media. In 2024, employees put in $1.52 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 2,952 to 3,596 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$1,317,722,443
Participants with balances5,903
Active participants3,596
Employer contributions$35,342,806
Employee contributions$53,896,649
Employer contribution per active participant$9,828
Average account balance$223,229
Benefits paid to participants$101,316,407
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$1.3B · 5,903 accts · $35.3M emplr
2023$1.2B · 5,838 accts · $30.3M emplr
2022$940.3M · 5,231 accts · $24.2M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$253,785
Investment management$428,457
Total administrative$711,283
The The New York Times Company 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$9,828
Median for plans this size$5,259
2024$9,828 per active participant
2023$8,604 per active participant
2022$8,206 per active participant

The New York Times Company's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $5,259 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
VANGUARD GROUP INC. · Recordkeeping · Consulting$282,826
VANGUARD ADVISERS INC. · Investment advisory (participants)$428,457

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Vanguard
2023Vanguard

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Administrative cost history3
2024$711,283 · 0.06%
2023$615,958 · 0.06%
2022$584,189 · 0.06%
All plans at this employer3
THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY PAYROLL INVESTMENT PLANProfit-sharing plan
THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANIES SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT AND INVESTMENT PLAN401(k)
THE NEW YORK TIMES SAVINGS PLAN401(k)
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 131102020 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.