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Service provider · Schedule C, plan year 2024
Cambridge Investment Research
Most often reported for investment advisory and management
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. Schedule C lists only providers a plan paid $5,000 or more, and is filed only by plans with 100 or more participants.
For plan year 2024, 252 retirement plans with 100 or more participants reported paying Cambridge Investment Research $5,000 or more. Those plans cover 327,907 participant records, and the service most often reported is investment advisory and management.
Reported compensation from those plans, direct and indirect, totalled $8.3M. Per plan, the median was $76.02 per participant, with the middle half of plans between $30.12 and $122. These are amounts plans reported paying this organisation, not a price list: they depend on which services each plan buys and on how much is paid through fund expenses instead.
Its client plans are most numerous in Massachusetts (35), California (34) and Georgia (33).
In 2009 it appeared on 44 such filings; in 2024, 254. Yearly counts include every filing that names it, so they can run slightly above the number of plans with pages here, and name or EIN changes after mergers can break the series.
Reported compensation per plan
| Across this provider's plans | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation per participant | $30.12 | $76.02 | $122 |
| Compensation as a share of plan net assets | 0.09% | 0.18% | 0.24% |
What each plan reported paying this organisation, not the plan's total cost. For reference, the median US defined contribution plan reported $123 per participant to all Schedule C providers combined.
Plans served by year
Matched by employer identification number. A merger or a change of filing entity starts a new series, so a drop to zero is not a loss of clients by itself.
By state
By plan size
Services reported
Largest plans naming this provider
| Plan | Sponsor | State | Participants | Net assets | Reported to this provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentegra Defined Contribution Plan for Financial Institutions | Board of Directors of Pentegra Defined Contribution Plan | NY | 45,161 | $2.26B | $11K |
| Emory University Retirement Plan | Emory University Division of Human Resources | GA | 40,652 | $5.54B | $39K |
| The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Salary Deferral Plan | The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. | CA | 30,066 | $9.88B | $11K |
| Mfa 401(k) Plan | Mfa Benefits LLC | NJ | 14,985 | $101M | $71K |
| Tryko Partners, LLC 401(k) Plan | Tryko Partners, LLC | NJ | 14,106 | $51.1M | $9,746 |
| Enhance Therapies 401(k) Plan | Enhance Therapies | NJ | 9,739 | $115M | $45K |
| Healthcare 401(k) Plan | Autumn Lake Healthcare LLC | NJ | 8,629 | $21.4M | $44K |
| The Alliance of State Retail Associations 401(k) Plan & Trust | Retail Association of Maine | ME | 7,983 | $76.8M | $29K |
| Agc Retirement Savings Plan | Associated General Contractors of Georgia, Inc. | GA | 6,583 | $227M | $61K |
| University of San Diego Defined Contribution Retirement Plan | University of San Diego | CA | 5,108 | $797M | $13K |
| Midwest Recover-Care 401(k) Plan | Midwest Recover-Care | NY | 4,597 | $9.1M | $29K |
| Dynamic Human Resources, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Dynamic Human Resources, Inc. | MI | 3,858 | $69.3M | $15K |
| Goodwill of North Georgia, Inc. Tax Deferred Annuity Plan | Goodwill of North Georgia, Inc. | GA | 3,847 | $27.9M | $5,025 |
| Atlas Healthcare, LLC 401(k) Plan | Atlas Healthcare, LLC | NJ | 3,794 | $27.5M | $6,383 |
| Three Rivers Annuity Fund | Board of Trustees Three Rivers Annuity Fund | OH | 3,422 | $214M | $33K |
| CKS Packaging, Inc. 401(k) Plan | C.K.S. Packaging, Inc. | GA | 3,410 | $84.4M | $162K |
| Pacific Seafood Group 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Dulcich, Inc. DBA Pacific Seafood Group | OR | 3,226 | $110M | $50K |
| Messiah University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan | Messiah University | PA | 2,941 | $176M | $112K |
| Pitman Farms, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan | Pitman Farms, Inc. | CA | 2,137 | $9.4M | $29K |
| Hill & Smith Group Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Hill & Smith Group Holdings, Inc. | OH | 2,010 | $72.3M | $136K |
| Benco Dental Supply Co. 401(k) Plan | Benco Dental Supply Co. | PA | 1,975 | $261M | $50K |
| Abilene Christian University 403(b) Retirement Plan | Abilene Christian University | TX | 1,890 | $164M | $6,151 |
| Firstbank 401(k) Savings Plan & Trust | FB Financial Corporation | TN | 1,875 | $111M | $38K |
| Ssa Group, LLC 401(k) Plan | Ssa Group, LLC | CO | 1,864 | $20.5M | $36K |
| Orchards Mi, LLC 401(k) Plan | Orchards Mi, LLC | MI | 1,828 | $1.3M | $0 |
| Neighborhealth 401(k) Plan | Neighborhealth | MA | 1,811 | $80.7M | $49K |
| Quality Select 401(k) Plan | Quality Pork Processors, Incorporated | TX | 1,683 | $28.0M | $42K |
| Lifeworks (US) Ltd. 401(k) Savings Plan | Lifeworks (US) Ltd. | GA | 1,514 | $98.9M | $26K |
| Colony Hardware Corp. 401(k) Plan | Colony Hardware Corp. | CT | 1,501 | $63.9M | $72K |
| Contractors Retirement Plan | Georgia Utility Contractors Association, Inc. | GA | 1,500 | $35.8M | $12K |
| Oaks Senior Living 401(k) Plan | Oaks Senior Living, LLC | GA | 1,481 | $4.9M | $11K |
| Sga Dental Partners Opco LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Sga Dental Partners Opco LLC | GA | 1,450 | $14.2M | $45K |
| Iec Members Savings Plan | Atlanta Chapter, Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc. | GA | 1,410 | $37.7M | $12K |
| Weg U.S. 401(k) Retirement Plan | Weg Electric Corp. | GA | 1,383 | $110M | $36K |
| Central Texas College Employees' Pension Plan and Trust | Central Texas College District | TX | 1,376 | $126M | $111K |
| Daniel J. Quirk Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | Daniel J. Quirk, Inc. | MA | 1,373 | $23.9M | $22K |
| Central Texas College Employees' Supplemental Plan and Trust | Central Texas College District | TX | 1,358 | $12.8M | $9,178 |
| Landis&gyr Savings and Profit Sharing Plan | Landis&gyr Technology, Inc. | GA | 1,266 | $232M | $165K |
| Rxbenefits, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | Rxbenefits, Inc. | AL | 1,265 | $61.0M | $148K |
| North Suffolk Community Services 403(b) Plan | North Suffolk Community Services, Inc. | MA | 1,225 | $13.9M | $25K |
Questions and answers
How many plans does Cambridge Investment Research serve?
252 plans with 100 or more participants named it on Schedule C for plan year 2024. Plans that paid it under $5,000, small plans that file Form 5500-SF, and plans whose filings spell its name without an EIN under a different form are not counted.
What do plans pay Cambridge Investment Research?
The median plan reported $76.02 per participant in direct and indirect compensation (245 plans reporting an amount), or 0.18% of plan net assets. Eligible indirect compensation disclosed to the plan by formula is not reported as a dollar amount, so many filings understate what a provider receives.
What services are reported?
The service codes most often attached to it are Investment advisory (plan) (150 plans), Other services (23 plans), Investment advisory (participants) (21 plans) and Investment management (11 plans).
Where does this come from?
Schedule C of Form 5500, Part I line 2, from the EBSA research files with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Individuals named on Schedule C are excluded from this site.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, Schedule C Part I line 2, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Rows are grouped by the provider's EIN as entered by each plan; rows without an EIN join the EIN most often filed under the same name. Providers named on fewer than 25 plans have no page. See the methodology and corrections.