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Service provider · Schedule C, plan year 2024
Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc.
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, 135 retirement plans with 100 or more participants reported paying Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. $5,000 or more. Those plans cover 477,113 participant records, and the service most often reported is investment advisory and management.
Reported compensation from those plans, direct and indirect, totalled $5.9M. Per plan, the median was $68.21 per participant, with the middle half of plans between $33.48 and $119. 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 Michigan (36), North Carolina (11) and Alabama (6).
In 2009 it appeared on 54 such filings; in 2024, 137 (up 154%). 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 | $33.48 | $68.21 | $119 |
| Compensation as a share of plan net assets | 0.07% | 0.17% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan | Wells Fargo & Company | MN | 255,580 | $57.9B | $494K |
| Spectrum Health System 403(b) Plan | Corewell Health | MI | 42,410 | $3.21B | $404K |
| Old Dominion 401(k) Retirement Plan | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | NC | 25,253 | $2.40B | $29K |
| Kinder Morgan Savings Plan | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | TX | 16,725 | $2.92B | $36K |
| Ericsson US 401(k) Plan | Ericsson Inc. | TX | 12,872 | $3.77B | $35K |
| Munson 403(b) Plan | Munson Healthcare | MI | 9,708 | $486M | $73K |
| National Heritage Academies, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | National Heritage Academies, Inc. | MI | 9,480 | $307M | $82K |
| Munson 401(k) Plan | Munson Healthcare | MI | 9,470 | $124M | $17K |
| Yanfeng Automotive Interior Systems Savings and Investment 401(k) Plan | Yanfeng International Automotive Technology US I LLC | MI | 7,034 | $433M | $75K |
| US Radiology Specialists 401(k) Retirement Plan | US Radiology Specialists, Inc. | NC | 5,506 | $571M | $11K |
| Dematic Corp. 401(k) Retirement Plan | Dematic Corp. | MI | 5,153 | $844M | $80K |
| Contract Cleaners Service Employees' Pension Plan | Contract Cleaners Service Employees' Pension Trust | MO | 5,054 | $22.7M | $142K |
| American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Associates | American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. | MI | 4,861 | $258M | $20K |
| Gestamp North America 401(k) Plan | Gestamp North America, Inc. | MI | 4,466 | $119M | $149K |
| Universal Engineering Sciences 401(k) Plan | Universal Engineering Sciences, LLC | FL | 3,690 | $151M | $211K |
| American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Salaried Savings Plan | American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. | MI | 2,732 | $707M | $53K |
| Radiance Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Radiance Technologies | AL | 2,439 | $170M | $97K |
| Botsford Hospital Defined Contribution Plan | Beaumont Health | MI | 1,867 | $48.8M | $12K |
| North American Client Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan | North American Client Services, Inc. | CA | 1,814 | $27.2M | $14K |
| Wolverine World Wide, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan I | Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | MI | 1,733 | $200M | $182K |
| Itv US Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Plan & Trust | Itv US Holdings, Inc. | CA | 1,702 | $49.3M | $110K |
| JDK Management Co. L.P. Employee Savings and Retirement Plan | JDK Management Co., L.P. | PA | 1,453 | $13.4M | $19K |
| Request Foods, Inc. Profit Sharing and Savings Plan | Request Foods, Inc. | MI | 1,382 | $121M | $80K |
| National Convenience Distributors 401(k) Retirement Plan | National Convenience Distributors, LLC | NY | 1,274 | $39.2M | $71K |
| Ach Employment Services 401(k) Plan | Ach Employment Services, LLC | TX | 1,123 | $18.7M | $49K |
| Arjo Inc. 401(k) Plan | Arjo Inc. | IL | 1,117 | $113M | $38K |
| Twin City Foods, Inc. Hourly Employees Defined Benefit Pension Plan | Twin City Foods, Inc. | WA | 1,107 | $64.6M | $30K |
| Frankenmuth Insurance 401(k) Savings Plan | Frankenmuth Insurance Company | MI | 1,058 | $232M | $65K |
| Leco Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan | Leco Corporation | MI | 1,008 | $154M | $68K |
| Huizenga Manufacturing Group Retirement Savings Plan | Huizenga Manufacturing Group, Inc. | MI | 1,000 | $48.5M | $60K |
| Farm Bureau Employees' Retirement Plan | Michigan Farm Bureau | MI | 912 | $292M | $80K |
| Ball Ventures, LLC, 401(k) Plan | Ball Ventures, LLC | ID | 900 | $10.8M | $25K |
| Bear Holdings, LLC 401(k) Plan | Bear Holdings, LLC | MO | 832 | $25.4M | $48K |
| Alliance RV 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan | Alliance RV, LLC | IN | 801 | $5.5M | $11K |
| Twin City Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Twin City Foods, Inc. | WA | 780 | $61.5M | $30K |
| Wolverine World Wide Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan II | Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | MI | 767 | $27.3M | $25K |
| The Macomb Group, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Plan | The Macomb Group, Inc. | MI | 714 | $52.1M | $83K |
| ZT Motors 401(k) Plan | ZT Motors of Fort Walton, LP | FL | 709 | $8.1M | $26K |
| Herbruck Poultry Ranch, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Herbruck Poultry Ranch, Inc. | MI | 694 | $15.9M | $38K |
| Hand Family Companies, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan | Hand Family Companies, LLC | TN | 678 | $51.5M | $48K |
Questions and answers
How many plans does Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. serve?
135 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 Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc.?
The median plan reported $68.21 per participant in direct and indirect compensation (134 plans reporting an amount), or 0.17% 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) (72 plans), Other services (23 plans), Investment management (17 plans) and Recordkeeping and information 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.