Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Hancock Whitney Corporation
Gulfport, MS · Finance and insurance
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under Hancock Whitney Corporation's employer identification number (Gulfport, Mississippi). Their latest filings total 9,263 participant records and $1.42B in net assets.
The largest is Hancock Whitney Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, a 401(k) plan with 4,737 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $18.8M and participant contributions $25.2M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $88.2M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $2.1M.
Combined net assets moved from $216M in 2012 to $687M in 2025 (up 218%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Whitney Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan | 401(k) plan | 2025 | 4,737 | $687M | $145,129 | $5,344 | $463K |
| Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 4,526 | $735M | $162,287 | — | $1.7M |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 4,737 | $687M | $18.8M | $25.2M |
| 2024 | 2 | 9,132 | $1.34B | $17.7M | $24.1M |
| 2023 | 2 | 9,901 | $1.29B | $18.2M | $24.8M |
| 2022 | 2 | 9,989 | $1.17B | $16.9M | $23.6M |
| 2021 | 2 | 10,410 | $1.41B | $16.5M | $23.4M |
| 2020 | 2 | 10,659 | $1.30B | $17.5M | $24.6M |
| 2019 | 2 | 10,841 | $1.17B | $116M | $22.3M |
| 2018 | 2 | 10,744 | $879M | $14.7M | $20.6M |
| 2017 | 2 | 11,663 | $958M | $47.4M | $19.1M |
| 2016 | 2 | 11,089 | $816M | $22.7M | $17.5M |
| 2015 | 2 | 11,365 | $756M | $92.4M | $17.1M |
| 2014 | 2 | 11,040 | $706M | $7.1M | $15.9M |
| 2013 | 2 | 11,606 | $697M | $17.0M | $15.7M |
| 2012 | 1 | 5,353 | $216M | $2.4M | $6.2M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empower Annuity Insurance Company | Recordkeeping and information management; Participant loan processing | 1 | $459,049 |
| Fidelity Institutional Asset MGMT | Investment management | 1 | $349,720 |
| USI Consulting Group | Actuarial | 1 | $342,253 |
| Prudential Trust Co. | Investment management | 1 | $340,110 |
| Wellington Trust | — | 1 | $309,845 |
| Wilshire Advisors, LLC | Investment advisory (plan) | 1 | $213,757 |
| Jones Walker, LLP | Legal | 1 | $91,697 |
| EisnerAmper LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 1 | $22,400 |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company Inc. | — | 1 | $3,610 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Hancock Whitney Corporation have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Hancock Whitney Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan and Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Hancock Whitney Corporation contribute to its plans?
$18,800,725 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $3,765 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Empower Annuity Insurance Company, Fidelity Institutional Asset MGMT, USI Consulting Group and Prudential Trust Co. and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.