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Original filing (PDF)20251008130018NAL0005876449001
BROWN UNIVERSITY
Form 5500
FILING_RECEIVED
BROWN UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION LEGACY RETIREMENT PLAN
403(b) retirement plan
Signals · 1
No recordkeeper disclosed
Active participants
1,205
Accounts w/ balance
3,554
Plan assets (EOY)
$1.5B
Net assets (EOY)
$1.5B
How this plan invests
This plan
2 pooled trusts
Schedule D
80 securities
funds · stocks · CUSIPs
Holdings are itemized directly on this plan's Schedule of Assets, below.
Plan health score (directional)
98
/ 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
100
Vendor stack
80
Participation health
100
Knocking points off
- No recordkeeper disclosed on Schedule C.
Helping the score
- Below-peer total fees (1 bps vs 5 bps peer median).
Decision-maker contacts
CFO / Head of HR / Benefits Manager — verified email + LinkedIn for BROWN UNIVERSITY.
Plan sponsor
Name
BROWN UNIVERSITY
EIN
05-0258809
Address
P.O. BOX 1879 · PROVIDENCE, RI · 02912
Phone
(401) 863-2141
Industry
Educational Servicessee all
Plan administrator
Same as plan sponsor.
Plan characteristics
Plan number
108
Plan year
2024
Plan year begin
2024-01-01
Tax period
2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-08
Pension benefit codes
2F · ERISA section 404(c)
2G · Total participant-directed accounts
2L · 403(b)(1) annuity
2M · 403(b)(7) custodial accounts
2R · Participant-directed brokerage (SDBA)
2T · Default investment account (QDIA)
Audit & trust (Schedule H)
Auditor
KPMG LLP
Trustee / custodian
—
Trustee phone
—
Service providers (Schedule C)
4 rowsOther
4| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INV INST OPS CO. LLC | 04-2647786 | — | NONE | $79K | — |
| TIAA | 13-1624203 | — | NONE | $74K | — |
| STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. | 04-2654524 | — | NONE | $41K | — |
| TRANSAMERICA RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS | 13-3689044 | — | NONE | $530 | — |
Investments
78 direct securities · 2 pooled funds· $1.5B(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.
Uncategorized
$1.5B
78 holdings
Pooled Separate Account
$34.2M
2 holdings
| PI | Investment | Type | Shares / units | Cost | Current value | % of plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teachers Insurance Traditional Non Benefit Responsive Annuity TIAA Traditional Non Benefit Responsive TIAA Traditional — shares | — | — | — | $371.5M | 25.0% | |
| CREF Stock Account - R3 CREF Stock Fund 275,772 shares | — | — | — | $252.9M | 17.0% | |
| Fidelity Contrafund K6 Global equities 2,179,200 shares | — | — | — | $67.8M | 4.6% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Index Domestic equities 138,070 shares | — | — | — | $66.1M | 4.4% | |
| CREF Growth Account - R3 CREF Annuities Other 103,798 shares | — | — | — | $54.8M | 3.7% | |
| CREF Stock Account - R4 CREF Stock Fund 50,768 shares | — | — | — | $46.7M | 3.1% | |
| CREF Social Choice Account - R3 CREF Annuities Other 106,258 shares | — | — | — | $39.3M | 2.6% | |
| Teachers Insurance Traditional Benefit Responsive Annuity TIAA Traditional Benefit Responsive Contract — shares | — | — | — | $37.5M | 2.5% | |
| Fidelity 500 Index Fund Domestic equities 177,208 shares | — | — | — | $36.2M | 2.4% | |
| TIAA REAL ESTATE TIAA-CREF · EIN 13-1624203 / PN 004 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $34.0M | 2.3% | |
| BrokerageLink Fidelity Fund Self-directed brokerage account — shares | — | — | — | $27.0M | 1.8% | |
| CREF Equity Index Account - R3 CREF Annuities Other 50,498 shares | — | — | — | $26.1M | 1.8% | |
| CREF Global Equities Account - R3 CREF Annuities Other 74,233 shares | — | — | — | $25.9M | 1.7% | |
| JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund R6 Domestic equities 304,632 shares | — | — | — | $25.5M | 1.7% | |
| John Hancock Funds III Disciplined Value Fd Cl R6 Domestic equities 1,001,960 shares | — | — | — | $22.6M | 1.5% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2030 Fund - Institutional Premium Class Multi-strategy funds 1,011,943 shares | — | — | — | $20.4M | 1.4% | |
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares Global equities 159,915 shares | — | — | — | $20.3M | 1.4% | |
| The Hartford International Opportunities Fund Class R6 Global equities 891,084 shares | — | — | — | $17.2M | 1.2% | |
| JPMorgan Core Bond Fund R6 Fixed income 1,691,791 shares | — | — | — | $17.1M | 1.2% | |
| JPMorgan Core Bond Fund Class R6 Fixed income 1,679,494 shares | — | — | — | $17.0M | 1.1% | |
| Vanguard Bond Index Fund Total Bond Mkt Index Fund Institutional Share Fixed income 1,725,237 shares | — | — | — | $16.4M | 1.1% | |
| Vanguard Index Trust Extended Market Index Fd Instl Shs Domestic equities 111,478 shares | — | — | — | $16.1M | 1.1% | |
| MFS Mid Cap Value Fund Class R6 Domestic equities 487,432 shares | — | — | — | $15.5M | 1.0% | |
| Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio - Institutional Class Money markets 15,257,273 shares | — | — | — | $15.3M | 1.0% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2025 Fund - Institutional Premium Class Multi-strategy funds 577,395 shares | — | — | — | $10.7M | 0.7% | |
| CREF Money Market Account - R3 CREF Annuities Other 353,501 shares | — | — | — | $10.5M | 0.7% | |
| CREF Social Choice Account - R4 CREF Annuities Other 28,284 shares | — | — | — | $10.5M | 0.7% | |
| TIAA Traditional Benefit Responsive 2 Contract — shares | — | — | — | $9.8M | 0.7% | |
| TIAA Traditional Non Benefit Responsive 2 TIAA Traditional — shares | — | — | — | $9.4M | 0.6% | |
| Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2025 Fund R6 Multi-strategy funds 430,699 shares | — | — | — | $9.2M | 0.6% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2020 Fund - Institutional Premium Class Multi-strategy funds 525,793 shares | — | — | — | $8.3M | 0.6% | |
| Vanguard Money Market Reserves Federal Money Market Fund Money markets 8,153,991 shares | — | — | — | $8.2M | 0.5% | |
| MFS Mid Cap Value Fund Class R6 Domestic equities 256,112 shares | — | — | — | $8.1M | 0.5% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2035 Fund - Institutional Premium Class Multi-strategy funds 331,873 shares | — | — | — | $7.7M | 0.5% | |
| CREF Core Bond Account - Class R3 CREF Annuities Other 56,795 shares | — | — | — | $7.6M | 0.5% | |
| Fidelity International Index Fund Global equities 133,262 shares | — | — | — | $6.3M | 0.4% | |
| CREF Inflation-Linked Bond Account - R3 CREF Annuities Other 73,133 shares | — | — | — | $6.2M | 0.4% | |
| John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Fund Class R6 Domestic equities 272,636 shares | — | — | — | $6.1M | 0.4% | |
| BrokerageLink External Fund Self-directed brokerage account — shares | — | — | — | $6.0M | 0.4% | |
| Principal Funds, Inc. - SmallCap Value Fund II Domestic equities 517,577 shares | — | — | — | $5.9M | 0.4% | |
| The Hartford International Opportunities Fund Class R6 Global equities 299,743 shares | — | — | — | $5.8M | 0.4% | |
| Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2030 Fund R6 Multi-strategy funds 209,816 shares | — | — | — | $5.1M | 0.3% | |
| Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund Global equities 492,885 shares | — | — | — | $5.0M | 0.3% | |
| Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund Domestic equities 51,551 shares | — | — | — | $4.7M | 0.3% | |
| MassMutual Select Mid Cap Growth Equity II Fund Class I Domestic equities 237,654 shares | — | — | — | $4.6M | 0.3% | |
| Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2020 Fund R6 Multi-strategy funds 232,951 shares | — | — | — | $4.4M | 0.3% | |
| Self Directed Acct Self-directed — shares | — | — | — | $4.3M | 0.3% | |
| MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Fund Class I Domestic equities 209,209 shares | — | — | — | $4.0M | 0.3% | |
| Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2015 Fund R6 Multi-strategy funds 204,094 shares | — | — | — | $3.5M | 0.2% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2040 Fund - Institutional Premium Class Multi-strategy funds 134,425 shares | — | — | — | $3.3M | 0.2% | |
| Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2040 Fund R6 Multi-strategy funds 93,277 shares | — | — | — | $2.7M | 0.2% | |
| Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2010 Fund R6 Multi-strategy funds 160,377 shares | — | — | — | $2.6M | 0.2% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2015 Fund - Institutional Premium Class Multi-strategy funds 169,276 shares | — | — | — | $2.4M | 0.2% | |
| Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2035 Fund R6 Multi-strategy funds 87,279 shares | — | — | — | $2.3M | 0.2% | |
| BrokerageLink Cash Self-directed brokerage account — shares | — | — | — | $2.0M | 0.1% | |
| Loomis Sayles Small Cap Grown N Domestic equities 66,727 shares | — | — | — | $2.0M | 0.1% | |
| Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fd Cl N (Tr II) Domestic equities 64,760 shares | — | — | — | $1.9M | 0.1% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2010 Fund - Institutional Premium Class Multi-strategy funds 100,685 shares | — | — | — | $1.3M | <0.1% | |
| Principal Funds, Inc. -SmallCap Value Fund II Domestic equities 94,093 shares | — | — | — | $1.1M | <0.1% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index Income Fund, Institutional Premium Class Multi-strategy funds 54,543 shares | — | — | — | $638K | <0.1% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2045 Fund - Institutional Premium Class Multi-strategy funds 24,317 shares | — | — | — | $630K | <0.1% | |
| Nuveen Lifecycle Index Retirement Income Fund R6 Multi-strategy funds 35,345 shares | — | — | — | $565K | <0.1% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2050 Fund - Institutional Premium Class Multi-strategy funds 18,117 shares | — | — | — | $470K | <0.1% | |
| Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2045 Fund R6 Multi-strategy funds 14,137 shares | — | — | — | $436K | <0.1% | |
| Insurance Company/General Account Fixed income — shares | — | — | — | $395K | <0.1% | |
| Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2060 Fund R6 Multi-strategy funds 15,028 shares | — | — | — | $297K | <0.1% | |
| Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2050 Fund R6 Multi-strategy funds 7,703 shares | — | — | — | $243K | <0.1% | |
| Participant Loan Receivable* — shares | — | — | — | $241K | <0.1% | |
| Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund;Admiral Domestic equities 3,521 shares | — | — | — | $199K | <0.1% | |
| GOVERNMENT FIXED FUND TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INS. CO. · EIN 36-6071399 / PN 009 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $149K | <0.1% | |
| Large Value Fund Fixed income 912 shares | — | — | — | $146K | <0.1% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2055 Fund - Institutional Premium Class Multi-strategy funds 5,886 shares | — | — | — | $126K | <0.1% | |
| Fidelity Government Money Market Fund Fixed income 83,752 shares | — | — | — | $84K | <0.1% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2060 Fund - Institutional Premium Class Multi-strategy funds 3,617 shares | — | — | — | $65K | <0.1% | |
| Plan Loan Default Fund Contract — shares | — | — | — | $59K | <0.1% | |
| Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2055 Fund R6 Multi-strategy funds 1,714 shares | — | — | — | $44K | <0.1% | |
| Non Interest Bearing Cash Self-directed brokerage account — shares | — | — | — | $38K | <0.1% | |
| Money Market Fund Money markets 1,441 shares | — | — | — | $33K | <0.1% | |
| Nuveen Lifecycle Index 2065 Fund R6 Multi-strategy funds 1,405 shares | — | — | — | $20K | <0.1% | |
| Fidelity Freedom Index 2065 Fund - Institutional Premium Class Multi-strategy funds 647 shares | — | — | — | $9K | <0.1% |