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Service provider · Schedule C, plan year 2024
Morgan Stanley
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, 81 retirement plans with 100 or more participants reported paying Morgan Stanley $5,000 or more. Those plans cover 146,446 participant records, and the service most often reported is investment advisory and management.
Reported compensation from those plans, direct and indirect, totalled $6.9M. Per plan, the median was $59.27 per participant, with the middle half of plans between $24.17 and $146. 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 California (16), New York (12) and Georgia (9).
In 2009 it appeared on 36 such filings; in 2024, 82. 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 | $24.17 | $59.27 | $146 |
| Compensation as a share of plan net assets | 0.04% | 0.07% | 0.15% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Quikrete Companies Profit Sharing and Tax Deferred Plan | The Quikrete Companies, LLC | GA | 13,677 | $622M | $94K |
| Hanger, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan | Hanger, Inc. | TX | 9,551 | $709M | $169K |
| Bay Area Painters & Tapers Pension Trust | Bay Area Painters & Tapers Pension Trust | CA | 9,085 | $699M | $80K |
| Csaa Insurance Group Cash Balance Retirement Plan | Csaa Insurance Services, Inc. | CA | 8,001 | $754M | $1.2M |
| University Health System, Inc. 403(b) Plan | University Health System, Inc. | TN | 7,425 | $446M | $120K |
| Emanate Health Retirement Plan | Emanate Health | CA | 5,129 | $418M | $34K |
| No Calif Glaziers, Architectural Metal and Glassworkers Pension Plan | Board of Trustees, No. Calif. Glaziers Architectural Metal & Glas | CA | 4,278 | $547M | $210K |
| Covenant Transportation Group 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan | Covenant Transport, Inc. | TN | 4,229 | $79.3M | $55K |
| Worthington Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Worthington Enterprises, Inc. | OH | 4,206 | $435M | $75K |
| Glaziers Individual Account Retirement Plan | Board of Trustees Glaziers Individual Account Retirement Plan | CA | 4,103 | $241M | $97K |
| Paul Hastings LLP Defined Contribution Retirement Plan | Paul Hastings LLP | CA | 3,941 | $1.09B | $104K |
| The Shyft Group Retirement Plan | The Shyft Group, Inc. | MI | 3,824 | $109M | $25K |
| Clopay Ames Pension Plan | The Ames Companies, Inc. | FL | 3,527 | $132M | $167K |
| Bac Local 3 NY Individual Account Retirement Fund | Board of Trustees Bac Local 3 NY Individual Account Retirement Fund | NY | 3,512 | $98.4M | $35K |
| Kubota Manufacturing of America Corporation 401(k) Plan & Trust | Kubota Manufacturing of America Corporation | GA | 3,439 | $152M | $70K |
| Allied Services Foundation, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan | Allied Services Foundation, Inc. | PA | 3,415 | $103M | $49K |
| Worthington Steel, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan | Worthington Steel, Inc. | OH | 3,315 | $523M | $56K |
| Mesa Air Group Inc. 401(k) Plan | Mesa Air Group Inc. | AZ | 3,261 | $110M | $165K |
| Local 365 UAW Pension Fund | Local 365 UAW Pension Fund | NJ | 3,052 | $211M | $26K |
| Gastronomical Workers Union Local 610 and Metropolitan Association Pension Fund | Board of Trustees, Gastronomical Workers LC 610 & Mha Pension Fund | MD | 2,186 | $27.6M | $20K |
| Tetra Pak Retirement Savings Plan | Tetra Pak, Inc. | TX | 2,084 | $500M | $98K |
| McKenney's, Inc. and Affiliated Companies Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan | McKenney's, Inc. | GA | 2,072 | $129M | $88K |
| Xperi Inc. 401(k) Plan | Xperi Inc. | CA | 1,988 | $388M | $123K |
| Helios Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan | Helios Technologies, Inc. | FL | 1,893 | $159M | $86K |
| Rochester Laborers Pension Fund | Rochester Laborers Pension Fund | NY | 1,846 | $208M | $174K |
| IBEW Local No. 86 Pension Fund | IBEW Local No. 86 Pension Fund Board of Trustees | NY | 1,748 | $285M | $263K |
| PMC Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries Employees' Retirement Savings Plan | PMC Global, Inc. | CA | 1,584 | $85.4M | $97K |
| IBEW Local No. 86 Annuity Fund | Joint Annuity Committee IBEW Local NO.86 Annuity Fund | NY | 1,521 | $242M | $44K |
| Quikrete Companies Retirement Savings Plan for | Forterra Pipe & Precast, LLC | GA | 1,498 | $51.8M | $24K |
| Bay Cove Human Services, Inc. 403(b) Savings and Retirement Plan | Bay Cove Human Services, Inc. | MA | 1,473 | $55.4M | $23K |
| Omnimax International, LLC Retirement and Savings Plan | Omnimax International, LLC | GA | 1,322 | $65.6M | $62K |
| Weather Group LLC 401(k) Savings Plan | Weather Group LLC | GA | 1,291 | $182M | $92K |
| Mazda Savings and Investment Plan | Mazda Motor of America, Inc. d/b/a Mazda North American Operations | CA | 1,258 | $261M | $106K |
| NGL Energy 401(k) Plan | NGL Energy Holdings, LLC | OK | 1,248 | $117M | $6,375 |
| Weston & Sampson 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan | Weston & Sampson | MA | 1,108 | $150M | $65K |
| Rehau Retirement Savings Plan | Rehau Incorporated | VA | 982 | $83.0M | $120K |
| Local 522 Pension Fund Roofers Division | Joint B. of Trustees of Local 522 Pension Fund Roofers Division | NY | 909 | $40.5M | $23K |
| West Fraser, Inc. Pension Plan | West Fraser, Inc. | TN | 887 | $58.6M | $121K |
| University Physicians of Brooklyn, Inc. Incentive Savings Trust | University Physicians of Brooklyn, Inc. | NY | 885 | $57.7M | $30K |
| Sheet Metal Workers' Local 46 Pension Fund | Sheet Metal Workers Pension Fund 46 | NY | 885 | $109M | $250K |
Questions and answers
How many plans does Morgan Stanley serve?
81 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 Morgan Stanley?
The median plan reported $59.27 per participant in direct and indirect compensation (75 plans reporting an amount), or 0.07% 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) (48 plans), Investment management (19 plans), Investment advisory (participants) (8 plans) and Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution) (4 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.