How big is Northwestern University's plan?

Northwestern University's plan reported $1.2B in assets and 13,658 participants for 2024.

Original filing (PDF)20250918143659NAL0001526241001

Northwestern University

Name: Northwestern University — Northwestern University, Form 5500 (2024)
Creator: Northwestern University
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Form 5500

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Northwestern University Voluntary Savings Plan

403(b) retirement plan · Northwestern University's Northwestern University Voluntary Savings Plan held $1.2B in plan assets for 13,658 participants in 2024, with TIAA as recordkeeper.

Signals · 3

Non-clean audit opinionCorrective distributions issuedSelf-directed brokerage offered

Active participants

13,658

Accounts w/ balance

10,619

Plan assets (EOY)

$1.2B

Net assets (EOY)

$1.2B

People on this filing

SUE Rutherford signed Northwestern University's 2024 Form 5500 as plan administrator.

SUE Rutherford — Plan Administrator — Form 5500 signer

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Plan identifiers

Northwestern University's EIN is 36-2167817.

EIN 36-2167817

Plan number 003

Plan year 2024

ACK ID 20250918143659NAL0001526241001

Official Form 5500 document

Download the official 2024 Form 5500 (PDF) for Northwestern University from the U.S. Department of Labor's EFAST2 system.

Download the official 2024 Form 5500 (PDF)

Plan features

Northwestern University's plan includes ERISA 404(c) participant direction, a 403(b) annuity, 403(b) custodial accounts, a self-directed brokerage window, a default investment (QDIA).

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How this plan invests

This plan

1 pooled trust

Schedule D

41 securities

funds · stocks · CUSIPs

Holdings are itemized directly on this plan's Schedule of Assets, below.

Plan health score

Above-average plan

Directional indicator from public Form 5500 data — compliance & integrity, total plan cost, participant health and vendor stack, benchmarked against same-size peers. Not a fiduciary tool.

Compliance & integrity

Total plan cost

Plan health

Vendor & structure

100

Knocking points off

Corrective distributions issued (likely failed ADP/ACP testing).
Auditor issued a qualified / adverse / disclaimer opinion.
Low account-holder ratio — balance-holders per active participant in the bottom quartile of peers (7th percentile).

Plan sponsor

Name

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

EIN

all filings

Address

1800 SHERMAN AVE · EVANSTON, IL · 60201

Phone

(847) 491-7513

Industry

Educational Services

Plan administrator

Same as plan sponsor.

Plan characteristics

Plan number

003

Plan year

2024

Plan year begin

2024-01-01

Tax period

2024-12-31

Filed

2025-09-18

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

PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC

Trustee / custodian

Service providers (Schedule C)

5 rows

Recordkeeper

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp
TIAA	13-1624203	—	NONE KNOWN	$5K	—

Investment manager

Name	EIN	Location	Relation	Direct comp	Indirect comp
SAVANT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	45-3812777	—	NONE KNOWN	$75K	—

Investments

41 direct securities · 1 pooled fund· $1.2B(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.

Mutual Funds

$556.0M

15 holdings

Common Collective Trusts

$543.3M

16 holdings

Other securities

$63.6M

7 holdings

Self-Directed Brokerage

$29.5M

2 holdings

Pooled Separate Account

$21.4M

1 holding

Stable Value

$3.8M

1 holding

					% of plan
TIAA Traditional Annuity** Traditional annuities	Mutual Funds	—	—	$220.0M	18.1%
Vanguard Inst Idx Inst Plus Mutual fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$152.2M	12.5%
CREF Stock R3** Variable annuity contract	Mutual Funds	—	—	$100.8M	8.3%
Vanguard PRIMECAP Adm Mutual fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$94.9M	7.8%
BlackRock Lifepath Idx Ret K Mutual fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$59.9M	4.9%
BlackRock Lifepath Idx 2040 K Mutual fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$48.0M	3.9%
BlackRock Lifepath Idx 2035 K Mutual fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$47.3M	3.9%
BlackRock Lifepath Idx 2030 K Mutual fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$39.8M	3.3%
BlackRock Lifepath Idx 2045 K Mutual fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$39.3M	3.2%
BlackRock Lifepath Idx 2050 K Mutual fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$29.6M	2.4%
BROKERAGELINK** Self-directed accounts	Self-Directed Brokerage	—	—	$27.5M	2.3%
Vanguard Extend Mk Idx Inst Pl Mutual fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$26.9M	2.2%
John Hancock Disciplnd Val R6 Mutual fund	Other securities	—	—	$25.7M	2.1%
CREF Growth R3** Variable annuity contract	Mutual Funds	—	—	$24.3M	2.0%
TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT TEACHERS INSURANCE & ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · EIN 13-1624203 / PN 004	Pooled Separate Account	—	—	$21.4M	1.8%
Vanguard Total Int St lx IsPls Mutual fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$20.0M	1.6%
CREF Social Choice R3** Variable annuity contract	Mutual Funds	—	—	$19.2M	1.6%
BlackRock Lifepath Idx 2055 K Mutual fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$17.1M	1.4%
Vanguard Ttl Bd Mkt Idx Inst Mutual fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$16.5M	1.4%
Vanguard Ttl Intl Stk Idx Inst Mutual fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$15.4M	1.3%
Vanguard Federal Money Mkt Inv Mutual fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$14.6M	1.2%
CREF Equity Index R3** Variable annuity contract	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$14.3M	1.2%
Dodge & Cox Income X Mutual fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$14.3M	1.2%
Vanguard Short-Trm Bd Idx Inst Mutual fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$13.3M	1.1%
MFS Mid Cap Value Class R6 Mutual fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$13.2M	1.1%
CREF Global Equities R3** Variable annuity contract	Mutual Funds	—	—	$11.8M	1.0%
American EuroPac Growth R6 Mutual fund	Other securities	—	—	$11.1M	0.9%
JPMorgan Large Cap Growth R6 Mutual fund	Other securities	—	—	$10.7M	0.9%
BlackRock Lifepath Idx 2060 K Mutual fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$10.2M	0.8%
MassMutual Sel Mid Cap Gr Eq II I Mutual fund	Other securities	—	—	$8.7M	0.7%
Vanguard FTSE Social Idx Fund Mutual fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$6.8M	0.6%
Vanguard Small-Cap Val Idx Inst Mutual fund	Common Collective Trusts	—	—	$6.7M	0.6%
CREF Money Market R3** Variable annuity contract	Mutual Funds	—	—	$5.7M	0.5%
Fidelity Diversified Intl K6** Mutual fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$5.1M	0.4%
American Funds New World R6 Mutual fund	Mutual Funds	—	—	$5.0M	0.4%
CREF Core Bond 3** Variable annuity contract	Mutual Funds	—	—	$4.7M	0.4%
METLIFE Fixed Guaranteed income contract (GIC)	Stable Value	—	—	$3.8M	0.3%
Loomis Sayles Sm Cap Growth N Mutual fund	Other securities	—	—	$3.5M	0.3%
CREF Inflation-Linked Bond R3** Variable annuity contract	Mutual Funds	—	—	$2.4M	0.2%
TIAA-CREF Self Directed Acct** Self-directed accounts	Self-Directed Brokerage	—	—	$2.0M	0.2%
Principal Real Estate Securities R6 Mutual fund	Other securities	—	—	$2.0M	0.2%
Various participants** Participant notes receivable with interest rates ranging from 3.25 percent to 9.50 percent. -	Other securities	—	—	$1.9M	0.2%

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Fund families in this plan

Detected from the parsed Schedule of Assets. Click a family to see every plan that holds it — ranked by position size.

TIAA / Nuveen$426.7M Vanguard$367.4M BlackRock / iShares$291.2M John Hancock$25.7M Dodge & Cox$14.3M JPMorgan$10.7M MassMutual / MML$8.7M Fidelity$5.1M American Funds (Capital Group)$5.0M

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