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Original filing (PDF)20251014222728NAL0007523202001
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Form 5500
FILING_RECEIVED
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN
Defined-contribution retirement plan
Active participants
21,620
Accounts w/ balance
44,381
Plan assets (EOY)
$5.0B
Net assets (EOY)
$5.0B
How this plan invests
This plan
10 pooled trusts
Schedule D
160 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 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Plan sponsor
Name
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
EIN
95-1642394
Address
3720 S. FLOWER STREET, ROOM 207 · LOS ANGELES, CA · 900890704
Phone
(213) 821-8131
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
2C · Money purchase (other than target benefit)
2F · ERISA section 404(c)
2G · Total participant-directed accounts
2T · Default investment account (QDIA)
Audit & trust (Schedule H)
Auditor
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Trustee / custodian
—
Trustee phone
—
Service providers (Schedule C)
3 rowsRecordkeeper
1| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS | 04-2647786 | — | RECORDKEEPER | -$18K | — |
Advisor / Consultant
1| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. | 04-2654524 | — | ADVISOR | $219K | — |
Other
1| Name | EIN | Location | Relation | Direct comp | Indirect comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC. | 23-1945930 | — | NONE | $354K | — |
Investments
152 direct securities · 10 pooled funds· $5.0B(99% 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
$4.9B
152 holdings
Pooled Separate Account
$46.7M
10 holdings
| PI | Investment | Type | Shares / units | Cost | Current value | % of plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIAA Traditional Guaranteed Interest Account | — | — | — | $522.6M | 10.4% | |
| Contra Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $337.2M | 6.7% | |
| Stock Account (CREF) Variable Annuity-US Equity-Blend | — | — | — | $262.0M | 5.2% | |
| Target Retirement 2045 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $207.5M | 4.1% | |
| Target Retirement 2040 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $177.4M | 3.5% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Plus Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $159.1M | 3.2% | |
| Similar Party Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value Cost (1) Current Value * Vanguard Inst Indx Inst Plus Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $157.7M | 3.1% | |
| Target Retirement 2035 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $148.6M | 3.0% | |
| Target Retirement 2050 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $129.0M | 2.6% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2040 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $122.6M | 2.4% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2045 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $118.5M | 2.4% | |
| Similar Party Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value Cost (1) Current Value * Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $116.3M | 2.3% | |
| Similar Party Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value Cost (1) Current Value * Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2050 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $111.8M | 2.2% | |
| Target Retirement 2030 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $111.0M | 2.2% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2035 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $108.3M | 2.2% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2030 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $101.1M | 2.0% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2025 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $81.8M | 1.6% | |
| Brokerage Link Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $79.9M | 1.6% | |
| Growth Account (CREF) Variable Annuity-US Equity-Growth | — | — | — | $74.8M | 1.5% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2055 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $74.3M | 1.5% | |
| Target Retirement 2025 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $69.4M | 1.4% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2040 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $55.2M | 1.1% | |
| Money Market Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $53.5M | 1.1% | |
| Target Retirement 2055 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $50.8M | 1.0% | |
| John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $50.4M | 1.0% | |
| JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $50.0M | 1.0% | |
| Money Market Account (CREF) Variable Annuity-Money Market | — | — | — | $48.1M | 1.0% | |
| Social Choice Account (CREF) Variable Annuity-US Equity-Blend | — | — | — | $47.4M | 0.9% | |
| Target Retirement 2020 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $46.8M | 0.9% | |
| Balanced Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $45.2M | 0.9% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2020 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $44.8M | 0.9% | |
| Equity Index Account (CREF) Variable Annuity-US Equity-Blend | — | — | — | $43.5M | 0.9% | |
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $39.4M | 0.8% | |
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $39.3M | 0.8% | |
| TIAA-CREF REAL ESTATE TIAA-CREF · EIN 13-1624203 / PN 004 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $37.7M | 0.8% | |
| Global Equities Account (CREF) Variable Annuity-International | — | — | — | $35.0M | 0.7% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2060 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $33.3M | 0.7% | |
| JPMorgan Large Cap Growth R6 Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $32.2M | 0.6% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2035 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $31.5M | 0.6% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2030 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $30.4M | 0.6% | |
| Target Retirement Income Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $30.2M | 0.6% | |
| MFS Mid Cap Value Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $27.5M | 0.5% | |
| MFS International Value Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $26.5M | 0.5% | |
| Vanguard Federal Money Market Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $25.1M | 0.5% | |
| John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $25.0M | 0.5% | |
| MFS Mid Cap Value Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $24.1M | 0.5% | |
| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $23.9M | 0.5% | |
| Federal Money Market Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $23.8M | 0.5% | |
| Brokerage Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $23.8M | 0.5% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement Income Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $23.4M | 0.5% | |
| Allspring Short Dur Govt Bd R6 Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $23.4M | 0.5% | |
| Wellington Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $23.3M | 0.5% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2025 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $21.7M | 0.4% | |
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $20.5M | 0.4% | |
| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $19.5M | 0.4% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2020 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $17.0M | 0.3% | |
| Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $16.8M | 0.3% | |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $16.4M | 0.3% | |
| Participant Loans 4.25% - 10.5%, maturities ranging from 2025-2030 | — | — | — | $16.2M | 0.3% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2045 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $16.0M | 0.3% | |
| Similar Party Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value Cost (1) Current Value Fidelity Management Trust Company American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $15.4M | 0.3% | |
| Small-Cap Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $15.0M | 0.3% | |
| Mid Cap Index Fund Institutional Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $14.9M | 0.3% | |
| Guaranteed Interest Account Guaranteed Interest Account | — | — | — | $14.5M | 0.3% | |
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $14.2M | 0.3% | |
| Participant Loans 4.25% - 6.5%, maturities ranging from 2025-2030 | — | — | — | $13.9M | 0.3% | |
| FTSE Social Index Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $13.7M | 0.3% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2050 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $13.6M | 0.3% | |
| Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $13.5M | 0.3% | |
| John Hancock Funds Disciplined Value Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $13.3M | 0.3% | |
| Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $13.2M | 0.3% | |
| Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $13.0M | 0.3% | |
| PIMCO Real Return Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $12.8M | 0.3% | |
| Bond Market Account (CREF) Variable Annuity-Corporate Bonds | — | — | — | $12.7M | 0.3% | |
| MFS International Value Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $12.6M | 0.3% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement Income Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $12.6M | 0.3% | |
| Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $12.3M | 0.2% | |
| Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $10.9M | 0.2% | |
| New York Life Guaranteed Interest Account Guaranteed Interest Account | — | — | — | $10.1M | 0.2% | |
| MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $9.9M | 0.2% | |
| Target Retirement 2060 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $9.4M | 0.2% | |
| Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $8.9M | 0.2% | |
| MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $8.0M | 0.2% | |
| Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $7.9M | 0.2% | |
| Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $7.8M | 0.2% | |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $7.6M | 0.2% | |
| Victory Sycamore Small Company Opportunity Fund; R6 Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $6.4M | 0.1% | |
| Principal Real Estate Securities Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $5.8M | 0.1% | |
| Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $5.8M | 0.1% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2055 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $5.8M | 0.1% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2065 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $5.6M | 0.1% | |
| Prin Real Estate Securities Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $4.8M | <0.1% | |
| Inflation-Linked Bond Account (CREF) Variable Annuity-Government Bonds | — | — | — | $4.8M | <0.1% | |
| Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $4.5M | <0.1% | |
| Allspring Short Dur Govt Bd R6 Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $4.4M | <0.1% | |
| Loomis Sayles Sml Cap Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $4.2M | <0.1% | |
| Similar Party Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value Cost (1) Current Value TIAA American Funds Euro Pacific Growth Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $4.2M | <0.1% | |
| TIAA-CREF Self Directed Account Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $3.6M | <0.1% | |
| PIMCO Real Return Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $3.5M | <0.1% | |
| The Vanguard Group American Funds Euro Pacific Growth Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $3.5M | <0.1% | |
| Participant Loans 4.25%, maturities ranging from 2025-2031 | — | — | — | $3.4M | <0.1% | |
| SA AB Growth Variable Annuity-US Equity--Value | — | — | — | $3.3M | <0.1% | |
| MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $3.3M | <0.1% | |
| Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $3.3M | <0.1% | |
| Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund Inst Class Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $3.2M | <0.1% | |
| Victory Sycamore Small Company Opportunity Fund; R6 Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $3.2M | <0.1% | |
| SA Wellington Capital Variable Annuity-US Equity--Growth | — | — | — | $3.2M | <0.1% | |
| PIMCO Real Return Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $3.2M | <0.1% | |
| STOCK INDEX ACCOUNT VCA-24 PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · EIN 22-1211670 / PN 070 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $2.9M | <0.1% | |
| Allspring Short Dur Govt Bd R6 Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $2.7M | <0.1% | |
| Loomis Sayles Sml Cap Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $2.7M | <0.1% | |
| MFS International Value Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $2.6M | <0.1% | |
| New York Life Guaranteed Interest Account Guaranteed Interest Account | — | — | — | $2.5M | <0.1% | |
| William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $2.4M | <0.1% | |
| Victory Sycamore Small Company Opportunity Fund; R6 | — | — | — | $2.4M | <0.1% | |
| Target Retirement 2065 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $2.3M | <0.1% | |
| Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $2.2M | <0.1% | |
| William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $2.1M | <0.1% | |
| MFS Mid Cap Value Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $2.0M | <0.1% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2060 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $1.7M | <0.1% | |
| Growth Fund of America Pooled Separate Account-US Equity - Growth | — | — | — | $1.6M | <0.1% | |
| MEDLEY CAPITAL GROWTH ACCT VCA-10 PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · EIN 22-1211670 / PN 005 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $1.6M | <0.1% | |
| GIC#4898 Guaranteed Interest Account | — | — | — | $1.5M | <0.1% | |
| EQUITY ACCOUNT VCA-24 PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · EIN 22-1211670 / PN 069 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $1.4M | <0.1% | |
| SA JPMorgan Equity-Income Variable Annuity-US Equity--Blend | — | — | — | $1.1M | <0.1% | |
| Empower Annuity Insurance America * Conservative Balanced Account Pooled Separate Account-US Equity - Balanced | — | — | — | $1.0M | <0.1% | |
| CONSERVATIVE BALANCE ACCT VCA-24 PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · EIN 22-1211670 / PN 087 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $1.0M | <0.1% | |
| SA Franklin BW U.S. Large Cap Value Variable Annuity-US Equity--Growth | — | — | — | $884K | <0.1% | |
| 1 Year Non-MVA Fixed Guaranteed Interest Account | — | — | — | $830K | <0.1% | |
| SA JPMorgan Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio Variable Annuity-Corporate Bonds | — | — | — | $806K | <0.1% | |
| SA JPMorgan Diversified Variable Annuity-International | — | — | — | $734K | <0.1% | |
| FLEXIBLE MANAGED ACCOUNT VCA-24 PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · EIN 22-1211670 / PN 086 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $723K | <0.1% | |
| SA Franklin Small Company Variable Annuity-US Equity--Growth | — | — | — | $569K | <0.1% | |
| DIVERSIFIED BOND ACCOUNT VCA-24 PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · EIN 22-1211670 / PN 083 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $476K | <0.1% | |
| Target Retirement 2070 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $373K | <0.1% | |
| SA Large Cap Index Variable Annuity-US Equity--Blend | — | — | — | $364K | <0.1% | |
| William Blair Emerging Markets Leaders Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $354K | <0.1% | |
| GLOBAL ACCOUNT VCA-24 PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · EIN 22-1211670 / PN 071 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $333K | <0.1% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2065 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $318K | <0.1% | |
| GOVERNMENT INCOME ACCOUNT VCA-24 PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · EIN 22-1211670 / PN 084 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $309K | <0.1% | |
| Similar Party Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value Cost (1) Current Value America General Life Assurance Company * 1 Year Fixed Guaranteed Interest Account | — | — | — | $283K | <0.1% | |
| SA JPMorgan Global Equities Variable Annuity-International | — | — | — | $276K | <0.1% | |
| 3 Year Fixed Guaranteed Interest Account | — | — | — | $264K | <0.1% | |
| Similar Party Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value Cost (1) Current Value * SA Putnam International Variable Annuity-International | — | — | — | $235K | <0.1% | |
| MEDLEY MONEY MARKET ACCT VCA-11 PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · EIN 22-1211670 / PN 025 | Pooled Separate Account | — | — | $234K | <0.1% | |
| SA JPMorgan Emerging Variable Annuity-International | — | — | — | $191K | <0.1% | |
| SA JPMorgan MFS Core Bond Variable Annuity-Corporate Bonds | — | — | — | $175K | <0.1% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2070 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $148K | <0.1% | |
| SA Morgan Stanley Variable Annuity - Real Estate | — | — | — | $139K | <0.1% | |
| SA Franklin Systematic US Lrg Cap Value Variable Annuity-US Equity--Growth | — | — | — | $118K | <0.1% | |
| Conversion Account Guaranteed Interest Account | — | — | — | $79K | <0.1% | |
| SA PineBridge High-Yield Variable Annuity-Corporate Bonds | — | — | — | $75K | <0.1% | |
| SA Wellington Govt and Variable Annuity-Government Bonds | — | — | — | $66K | <0.1% | |
| SA Fidelity Institutional AM Variable Annuity-Government Bonds | — | — | — | $64K | <0.1% | |
| 5 Year Fixed Guaranteed Interest Account | — | — | — | $56K | <0.1% | |
| SA Federated Hermes Variable Annuity-US Equity--Growth | — | — | — | $52K | <0.1% | |
| SA PIMCO Variable Annuity-Corporate Bonds | — | — | — | $33K | <0.1% | |
| SA Invesco Main Street Large Variable Annuity-US Equity--Blend | — | — | — | $25K | <0.1% | |
| GS VIT Government Money Market Fund Variable Annuity-US Equity--Value | — | — | — | $24K | <0.1% | |
| SA DFA Ultra Short Bond Variable Annuity-Corporate Bonds | — | — | — | $23K | <0.1% | |
| Participant Loans 3.5% - 4.6%, maturities ranging from 2025-2026 | — | — | — | $10K | <0.1% | |
| Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2070 Fund Mutual Funds | — | — | — | $3K | <0.1% |