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Original filing (PDF)20260213143523NAL0001505634002
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Form 5500
FILING_RECEIVED
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN
403(b) retirement plan
Active participants
5,612
Accounts w/ balance
6,676
Plan assets (EOY)
$1.4B
Net assets (EOY)
$1.4B
How this plan invests
This plan
1 pooled trust
Schedule D
48 securities
funds · stocks · CUSIPs
Holdings are itemized directly on this plan's Schedule of Assets, below.
Plan health score (directional)
100
/ 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
100
Participation health
100
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 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY.
Plan sponsor
Name
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
EIN
53-0196549
Address
4400 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NW · WASHINGTON, DC · 20016
Phone
(202) 885-2591
Industry
Educational Servicessee all
Plan administrator
Name
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
EIN
53-0196549
City
WASHINGTON, DC
Phone
(202) 885-2591
Plan characteristics
Plan number
001
Plan year
2024
Plan year begin
2024-05-01
Tax period
2025-04-30
Filed
2026-02-13
Pension benefit codes
2G · Total participant-directed accounts
2L · 403(b)(1) annuity
2M · 403(b)(7) custodial accounts
2R · Participant-directed brokerage (SDBA)
2S · Automatic enrollment
2T · Default investment account (QDIA)
Audit & trust (Schedule H)
Auditor
SB & COMPANY, LLC
Trustee / custodian
—
Trustee phone
—
Service providers (Schedule C)
4 rowsRecordkeeper
1| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVS INST OPER CO, LLC | 04-2647786 | — | RECORDKEEPER | $67K | — |
Advisor / Consultant
2| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAP FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC | 26-0058143 | — | ADVISOR | $97K | — |
| TIAA-CREF | 13-1624203 | — | ADVISOR | $11K | — |
Accountant / Auditor
1| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB & COMPANY, LLC | 20-2153727 | — | AUDITOR | $21K | — |
Investments
47 direct securities · 1 pooled fund· $1.3B(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
$1.3B
47 holdings
Pooled Separate Account
$27.2M
1 holding
| PI | Investment | Type | Shares / units | Cost | Current value | % of plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Annuity Contracts - TIAA * TIAA Traditional Fixed Annuity Contracts - Non-Fully Benefit Responsive | — | — | — | $182.3M | 13.5% | |
| Variable Contracts * CREF Stock Fund R2 | — | — | — | $175.5M | 13.0% | |
| Registered Investments * Fidelity Contrafund Class K | — | — | — | $83.5M | 6.2% | |
| Fidelity 500 Index Fund Institutional Class | — | — | — | $74.9M | 5.5% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2040 Inst Fund | — | — | — | $56.6M | 4.2% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Shares | — | — | — | $54.4M | 4.0% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2045 Inst Fund | — | — | — | $50.2M | 3.7% | |
| TIAA Traditional Fixed Annuity Contracts - Fully Benefit Responsive | — | — | — | $47.3M | 3.5% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2035 Inst Fund | — | — | — | $44.9M | 3.3% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2030 Inst Fund | — | — | — | $41.4M | 3.1% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2050 Inst Fund | — | — | — | $38.0M | 2.8% | |
| CREF Social Choice Fund R2 | — | — | — | $35.9M | 2.7% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2025 Inst Fund | — | — | — | $31.8M | 2.4% | |
| Dodge & Cox Income Fund | — | — | — | $30.4M | 2.2% | |
| John Hancock Disciplined Value R6 | — | — | — | $28.3M | 2.1% | |
| CREF Growth Fund R2 | — | — | — | $28.1M | 2.1% | |
| TIAA REAL ESTATE TIAA-CREF · EIN 13-1624203 / PN 004 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $27.2M | 2.0% | |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Admiral | — | — | — | $23.6M | 1.7% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2055 Inst Fund | — | — | — | $20.4M | 1.5% | |
| MFS International Value R6 | — | — | — | $19.6M | 1.5% | |
| CREF Global Equities Fund R2 | — | — | — | $18.9M | 1.4% | |
| Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts * Fidelity Self Directed Brokerage Accounts | — | — | — | $18.4M | 1.4% | |
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Admiral | — | — | — | $16.2M | 1.2% | |
| American Funds EuroPac Growth R6 | — | — | — | $16.2M | 1.2% | |
| MFS Mid Cap Value Class R6 | — | — | — | $16.2M | 1.2% | |
| CREF Equity Index Fund R2 | — | — | — | $14.7M | 1.1% | |
| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Admiral | — | — | — | $14.5M | 1.1% | |
| Harbor Capital Appreciation Institutional Shares | — | — | — | $13.8M | 1.0% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2020 Inst Fund | — | — | — | $13.5M | 1.0% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement Income Fund | — | — | — | $11.8M | 0.9% | |
| Fixed-Guarantee Interest Fund - Fidelity New York Life Insurance Investment contracts with insurance company | — | — | — | $11.1M | 0.8% | |
| Fidelity US Bond Index Fund Premium Class | — | — | — | $10.1M | 0.7% | |
| CREF Money Market Fund R2 | — | — | — | $9.7M | 0.7% | |
| Vanguard Federal Money Market Investment Fund | — | — | — | $9.0M | 0.7% | |
| Fidelity Global ex US Index Premium Class | — | — | — | $8.8M | 0.7% | |
| Fidelity Extended Market Index Premium Fund | — | — | — | $8.1M | 0.6% | |
| MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund R4 | — | — | — | $7.5M | 0.6% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2060 Inst Fund | — | — | — | $7.2M | 0.5% | |
| CREF Bond Market Fund R2 | — | — | — | $4.6M | 0.3% | |
| Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund Admiral | — | — | — | $4.6M | 0.3% | |
| Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund Admiral | — | — | — | $3.9M | 0.3% | |
| CREF Inflation-Linked Bond Fund R2 | — | — | — | $3.5M | 0.3% | |
| MassMutual Small Cap Gr Eq 1 | — | — | — | $3.0M | 0.2% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2065 Inst Fund | — | — | — | $2.7M | 0.2% | |
| TIAA Self Directed Brokerage Accounts | — | — | — | $2.2M | 0.2% | |
| Principal Real Estate Securities Fund | — | — | — | $2.1M | 0.2% | |
| Notes receivable from participants Participant loans** | — | — | — | $2.0M | 0.1% | |
| Fidelity Government Money Market Fund | — | — | — | $335K | <0.1% |