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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.
Morgan Stanley is named as a service provider on the Schedule C of 845 retirement plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 1,424,882 participant records. Most often it is reported for investment advisory and management.
Reported compensation from those plans, direct and indirect, totalled $55.2M. Per plan, the median was $91.47 per participant, with the middle half of plans between $39.89 and $166. 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 (118), New York (97) and Ohio (56).
In 2009 it appeared on 935 such filings; in 2024, 846 (down 10%). 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 | $39.89 | $91.47 | $166 |
| Compensation as a share of plan net assets | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.23% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund | BD of Trustees Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund | VA | 152,375 | $8.26B | $3.1M |
| New York Hotel Trades Council and Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. Pension Fund | Board of Trustees | NY | 56,488 | $2.60B | $1.2M |
| Barrett Business Services, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | Barrett Business Services, Inc. | WA | 53,428 | $261M | $128K |
| Isolved 401-K Plan | Plan Professionals, LLC | NJ | 51,743 | $465M | $144K |
| I.A.M. National Plan | Board of Trustees I.A.M. 401(k) Fund | DC | 45,058 | $971M | $50K |
| Pilot Catastrophe Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Pilot Catastrophe Services Inc. | AL | 38,839 | $155M | $95K |
| Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan | Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center | NC | 35,237 | $3.64B | $100K |
| Entertainment Industry 401(k) Plan | Board of Trustees, Entertainment Industry 401(k) Plan | CA | 30,812 | $723M | $150K |
| Pruitthealth, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan and Hero Fund | Pruitthealth, Inc. | GA | 28,935 | $267M | $123K |
| New York Hotel Trades Council & Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan | The Board of Trustees | NY | 26,852 | $813M | $63K |
| Discount Tire/america's Tire Retirement Plan | The Reinalt-Thomas Corporation | AZ | 19,584 | $1.39B | $60K |
| Boyd Gaming Corporation 401(k) Plan and Trust | Boyd Gaming Corporation | NV | 18,991 | $537M | $80K |
| UFCW Local 152 Savings Plan | Board of Trustees, UFCW Local 152 Saving | NJ | 18,943 | $31.8M | $10K |
| Hub International Limited 401(k) Savings Plan | Hub International Limited | IL | 15,742 | $1.58B | $146K |
| Heavy & General Laborers' Local Unions 472 & 172 of NJ Annuity Plan | BD of Trustees Heavy & General Laborers' of NJ Annuity Fund | NJ | 14,981 | $1.49B | $148K |
| Smart National Supplemental Savings Plan | BD Ttees Smart National Supplemental Savings Plan | VA | 13,624 | $162M | $50K |
| Bay Area Painters & Tapers Annuity Fund | Bay Area Painters & Tapers Annuity Fund | CA | 12,666 | $542M | $100K |
| Ies Holdings, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | Ies Holdings, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | TX | 11,280 | $233M | $50K |
| Delaware North Companies 401(k) Plan | Delaware North Companies, Incorporated | NY | 10,721 | $344M | $78K |
| Foundever Operating Corporation 401(k) Plan | Foundever Operating Corporation | TN | 10,574 | $106M | $80K |
| Popular, Inc. PR Savings and Investment Plan Savings and Investment Plan | Popular, Inc. | PR | 10,165 | $818M | $62K |
| United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 152 Retail Meat Pension Plan | Board of Trustees, United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 152 | NJ | 9,885 | $486M | $95K |
| Total Quality Logistics, LLC Retirement Plan | Total Quality Logistics, LLC | OH | 9,233 | $280M | $19K |
| Detroit Medical Center Consolidated Pension Plan | VHS of Michigan | MI | 8,705 | $573M | $320K |
| Nationstar Mortgage 401(k) Retirement Plan | Mr. Cooper Group Inc. | TX | 8,335 | $604M | $80K |
| Tawa Supermarket, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Tawa Supermarket, Inc. | CA | 8,261 | $193M | $45K |
| Steamfitters Local Union No. 420 SRP | BD of Tees of Steamfitters Lu No 420 SRP | PA | 8,006 | $727M | $76K |
| Lowe Enterprises, Inc. and Coraltree Hospitality Group LLC Employee 401(k) Plan | Lowe Enterprises, Inc. | CA | 7,551 | $218M | $63K |
| New Jersey Building Laborers Statewide Annuity Fund | BD of Trustees NJ Building Laborers Statewide Annuity Fund | NJ | 7,536 | $245M | $132K |
| New Jersey Building Laborers Statewide Pension Fund | BD of Trustees New Jersey Building Laborers Statewide Pension Fund | NJ | 7,137 | $534M | $220K |
| Western Dental Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Western Dental Services, Inc. | CA | 7,088 | $154M | $128K |
| IBEW Local Union No. 126 Retirement Plan | Trustees of IBEW Local Union No. 126 Retirement Plan | PA | 6,762 | $1.04B | $20K |
| Capri Holdings Limited (USA) 401(k) Plan | Capri Holdings Limited (USA) | NY | 6,408 | $214M | $99K |
| Griffon Corporation Retirement Plan | Griffon Corporation | NY | 6,323 | $650M | $34K |
| Fti Consulting, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Fti Consulting, Inc. | DC | 6,284 | $1.22B | $15K |
| Mercury General Corporation Profit Sharing Plan | Mercury General Corporation | CA | 5,644 | $941M | $50K |
| US Radiology Specialists 401(k) Retirement Plan | US Radiology Specialists, Inc. | NC | 5,506 | $571M | $44K |
| Tri-State Carpenters and Joiners Pension Trust Fund | Board of Trustees - Tri-State Carpenters and Joiners Pension | TN | 5,492 | $451M | $153K |
| Toyota Boshoku America, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust | Toyota Boshoku America, Inc. | KY | 5,481 | $233M | $51K |
| Iron Workers District Council of Tennessee Valley and Vicinity Annuity Plan | Iron Workers District Council of TN & Vicinity Annuity Plan | TN | 5,317 | $48.5M | $40K |
Questions and answers
How many plans does Morgan Stanley serve?
845 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 $91.47 per participant in direct and indirect compensation (795 plans reporting an amount), or 0.15% 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) (544 plans), Other services (97 plans), Investment management (80 plans) and Investment advisory (participants) (45 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.