Tegna Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Tegna 401(k) Savings Plan
Tysons, VAInformation6,046 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$3,095Employer $ per active participant
$6,735Employee $ saved per active participant
0.07%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$995.3MNet plan assets, end of year
$102,893Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity20.3 / 5041th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost17.6 / 2570th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving5.6 / 1537th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-10 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score44 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Information plans with 2,500–9,999 active participants (60 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 41th |
| Lower admin cost | 70th |
| Employee saving | 37th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 63% |
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Red flags from the filing
Prohibited transactions: the plan reported non-exempt transactions with a party in interest.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Tegna put in about $3,095 per active participant, below the typical peer ($3,691). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $18,712,103 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $40,722,703 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $3,853,786 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $617,931 |
| Contract administrator fees | $3,600 |
| Other admin expenses | $74,782 |
| Benefits paid out | $108,298,890 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $897.1M / $995.3M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 6,116 / 5,976 |
| Participants with account balances | 9,673 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Pricewaterhousecoopers, LLP |
| Employer stock held by plan | $112,674,609 |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $344,012 reported compensation |
| Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP | $200,000 reported compensation |
| Rocaton Investment Advisors LLC | $74,782 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251009153302NAL0004044595001, received 2025-10-09, EIN 16-0442930, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.