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Original filing (PDF)20251014195131NAL0003665441001
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
Form 5500
FILING_RECEIVED
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY SUPPLEMENTAL 403(B) PLAN
403(b) retirement plan
Signals · 1
6 service providers
Active participants
5,552
Accounts w/ balance
8,339
Plan assets (EOY)
$847.9M
Net assets (EOY)
$847.9M
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 (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 6 bps peer median).
Decision-maker contacts
CFO / Head of HR / Benefits Manager — verified email + LinkedIn for WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY.
Plan sponsor
Name
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
EIN
74-1109620
Address
PO BOX 1892 ,600 MAIN ST., MS-92 · HOUSTON, TX · 77251
Phone
(713) 348-2514
Industry
Educational Servicessee all
Plan administrator
Same as plan sponsor.
Plan characteristics
Plan number
002
Plan year
2024
Plan year begin
2024-01-01
Tax period
2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-14
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)
2S · Automatic enrollment
2T · Default investment account (QDIA)
Audit & trust (Schedule H)
Auditor
FORVIS MAZARS, LLP
Trustee / custodian
—
Trustee phone
—
Service providers (Schedule C)
6 rowsRecordkeeper
1| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS | 04-2647786 | — | RECORDKEEPER | $38K | — |
Advisor / Consultant
2| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD NELSON | 48-4987009 | — | ADVISOR | $14K | — |
| JIM EDMONSON | 46-5431429 | — | ADVISOR | $862 | — |
Other
3| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPFINANCIAL PARTNERS LLC | 26-0058143 | — | NONE | $24K | — |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS | 04-3532603 | — | NONE | $17K | — |
| TIAA-CREF | 13-1624203 | — | RECORDKEPER | $12K | — |
Investments
40 direct securities · 1 pooled fund· $847.9M(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
$830.9M
40 holdings
Pooled Separate Account
$17.0M
1 holding
| PI | Investment | Type | Shares / units | Cost | Current value | % of plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teachers Insuance and Annuity Association (TIAA) Traditional Annuities | — | — | — | $161.6M | 19.1% | |
| College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF) Stock | — | — | — | $111.0M | 13.1% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Index Plus | — | — | — | $87.2M | 10.3% | |
| Fidelity Management Trust Company (Fidelity) Contrafund | — | — | — | $38.1M | 4.5% | |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 | — | — | — | $33.9M | 4.0% | |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 | — | — | — | $31.3M | 3.7% | |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 | — | — | — | $26.4M | 3.1% | |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 | — | — | — | $25.1M | 3.0% | |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 | — | — | — | $23.0M | 2.7% | |
| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index | — | — | — | $22.0M | 2.6% | |
| Fidelity Brokeragelink | — | — | — | $19.4M | 2.3% | |
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index I | — | — | — | $18.3M | 2.2% | |
| American Funds Europacific Growth | — | — | — | $17.2M | 2.0% | |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 | — | — | — | $17.0M | 2.0% | |
| TIAA REAL ESTATE TIAA-CREF · EIN 13-1624203 / PN 004 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $17.0M | 2.0% | |
| Vanguard Federal Money Market Inv | — | — | — | $16.5M | 1.9% | |
| CREF Growth | — | — | — | $16.5M | 1.9% | |
| Vanguard Small Cap Index Institutional | — | — | — | $16.2M | 1.9% | |
| CREF Social Choice | — | — | — | $16.1M | 1.9% | |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 | — | — | — | $15.2M | 1.8% | |
| John Hancock Disciplined Value | — | — | — | $15.0M | 1.8% | |
| Vanguard Mid Capitalization Index | — | — | — | $14.2M | 1.7% | |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 | — | — | — | $13.3M | 1.6% | |
| Dodge & Cox Income Fund | — | — | — | $11.8M | 1.4% | |
| Prudential Jennison Growth | — | — | — | $9.1M | 1.1% | |
| CREF Global Equities | — | — | — | $8.4M | 1.0% | |
| CREF Equity Index | — | — | — | $8.2M | 1.0% | |
| American Century Mid Cap Value Institutional | — | — | — | $7.6M | 0.9% | |
| Vanguard Target Retire Income | — | — | — | $6.4M | 0.8% | |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 | — | — | — | $4.5M | 0.5% | |
| American Beacon Small Cap Value | — | — | — | $3.9M | 0.5% | |
| MassMutual Select Mid Cap Growth | — | — | — | $2.6M | 0.3% | |
| CREF Core Bond R3 | — | — | — | $2.2M | 0.3% | |
| Vanguard FTSE Social Index Admiral | — | — | — | $2.0M | 0.2% | |
| TIAA-CREF Self Directed | — | — | — | $1.9M | 0.2% | |
| Participant Loans Outstanding Loan Balance | — | — | — | $1.8M | 0.2% | |
| CREF Money Market | — | — | — | $1.6M | 0.2% | |
| Vanguard Target Ret 2065 Inst | — | — | — | $1.5M | 0.2% | |
| CREF Inflation-Linked Bond | — | — | — | $1.2M | 0.1% | |
| Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth N | — | — | — | $999K | 0.1% | |
| Cohen & Steers Institutional Realty Shares | — | — | — | $844K | <0.1% |