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Original filing (PDF)20251010190327NAL0004869859001
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING COMPANY
Form 5500
FILING_RECEIVED
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN RETIREMENT PLAN
Defined-benefit pension plan
Signals · 2
No recordkeeper disclosed7 service providers
Active participants
195
Accounts w/ balance
—
Plan assets (EOY)
$112.1M
Net assets (EOY)
$112.1M
How this plan invests
This plan
9 pooled trusts
Schedule D
13 securities
funds · stocks · CUSIPs
Holdings are itemized directly on this plan's Schedule of Assets, below.
Plan health score (directional)
87
/ 100
Grade A
Top-tier plan health
Directional indicator computed from public Form 5500 data — compliance, concentration, cost, vendor stack and participation. Not a fiduciary tool.
Compliance & disclosures
100
Concentration risk
100
Total plan cost
65
Vendor stack
55
Participation health
100
Knocking points off
- 69 bps in Schedule C fees — 586% above peer band of 10 bps.
- No recordkeeper disclosed on Schedule C.
- Plan is frozen (1I) — no new benefit accrual.
Decision-maker contacts
CFO / Head of HR / Benefits Manager — verified email + LinkedIn for HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Plan sponsor
Name
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING COMPANY
EIN
04-1456030
Address
125 HIGH STREET · BOSTON, MA · 02110
Phone
(617) 351-5000
Industry
Information / Tech / Mediasee all
Plan administrator
Name
RETIREMENT COMMITTEE OF HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING COMPANY
EIN
04-2589096
City
BOSTON, MA
Phone
(617) 351-5000
Plan characteristics
Plan number
001
Plan year
2024
Plan year begin
2024-01-01
Tax period
2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-10
Pension benefit codes
1A · Pay-related DB formula
1C · Cash balance or similar hybrid DB
3H · Sponsor in controlled / affiliated group
1I · Frozen plan — no new benefit accrual
Audit & trust (Schedule H)
Auditor
CARON & BLETZER, PLLC
Trustee / custodian
—
Trustee phone
—
Service providers (Schedule C)
7 rowsOther
7| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER INVESTMENTS LLC | 30-0282430 | — | FIDUCIARY | $308K | — |
| TELUS HEALTH (US) LTD. | 52-1883918 | — | NONE | $264K | — |
| MERCER (US) LLC | 13-2834414 | — | NONE | $94K | — |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | 04-1867445 | — | NONE | $56K | — |
| PORTFOLIO EVALUATIONS, INC. | 22-3189064 | — | NONE | $25K | — |
| CARON & BLETZER, PLLC | 04-3499945 | — | NONE | $14K | — |
| SULLIVAN & WORCHESTER LLP | 04-2387531 | — | NONE | $8K | — |
Investments
9 direct securities · 9 pooled funds· $161.2M(100% of reported assets)
Rows tagged as a trust or pooled fund hold many underlying securities. Click one to drill into its own Schedule of Assets — where the individual funds, shares, and CUSIPs live.
Common Collective Trust
$84.1M
9 holdings
Uncategorized
$77.1M
9 holdings
| PI | Investment | Type | Shares / units | Cost | Current value | % of plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER ACTIVE INTERMEDIATE CRED FI MERCER TRUST COMPANY · EIN 85-2621954 / PN 048 | Common Collective Trust | 2,189,949 | $16.4M | $22.6M | 20.2% | |
| Mercer Global Low Volatility Mutual Fund | — | 6,611,301 | $6.6M | $19.0M | 17.0% | |
| MERCER ACTIVE LONG CORPORATE FI MERCER TRUST COMPANY · EIN 45-6178743 / PN 004 | Common Collective Trust | — | — | $19.0M | 17.0% | |
| Mercer Emerging Markets Equity Fund CT | — | 1,085,771 | $22.7M | $13.6M | 12.1% | |
| MERCER PASSIVE LONG GOVT FI PORT MERCER TRUST COMPANY · EIN 51-0560117 / PN 010 | Common Collective Trust | — | — | $13.6M | 12.1% | |
| Mercer Active International Fund | — | 217,440 | $10.6M | $13.0M | 11.6% | |
| MERCER US LRG CAP CORE PASS EQ PORT MERCER TRUST COMPANY · EIN 03-0566613 / PN 005 | Common Collective Trust | — | — | $13.0M | 11.6% | |
| Mercer Long Duration Passive Fund | — | 371,014 | $21.3M | $10.5M | 9.4% | |
| Grosvenor Institutional Partners L.P./Master Series | — | 32,569 | $509K | $10.2M | 9.1% | |
| MERCER NON-US CORE EQUITY PORTFOLIO MERCER TRUST COMPANY · EIN 03-0566617 / PN 009 | Common Collective Trust | 207,113 | $3.3M | $5.6M | 5.0% | |
| SSGA Intermediate US Government Bond Fund | — | 734,015 | $3.9M | $4.5M | 4.0% | |
| MERCER OPPORTUNISTIC FIXED INCOME MERCER TRUST COMPANY · EIN 36-7630030 / PN 020 | Common Collective Trust | — | — | $4.5M | 4.0% | |
| Cohen & Steers Collective Investment Fund | — | 276,640 | $4.7M | $4.4M | 3.9% | |
| MERCER EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY PORT MERCER TRUST COMPANY · EIN 32-6219484 / PN 017 | Common Collective Trust | 809,807 | $2.4M | $2.6M | 2.3% | |
| MERCER US SMALL/MID CAP EQUITY MERCER TRUST COMPANY · EIN 03-0566611 / PN 003 | Common Collective Trust | 185,925 | $7.6M | $2.1M | 1.9% | |
| Opportunistic Fixed Income CT Mutual Fund | — | 42,956 | $982K | $997K | 0.9% | |
| MERCER GLOBAL LOW VOL EQUITY PORT MERCER TRUST COMPANY · EIN 35-7004395 / PN 018 | Common Collective Trust | — | — | $997K | 0.9% | |
| State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund | — | 916,785 | $917K | $917K | 0.8% |