Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.6B
Total assets Very large vs avg
2,041
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$773,142
Avg per participant High balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Howard Hughes Medical Institute · Maryland · Other Services

$1.6B in assets, 2,041 participants

Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan reported $1.6B in total assets and 2,041 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #8,392 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan covers 2,041 participants in Maryland, 2.2x the typical Maryland plan (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $1.6B.

#8,392
in Other Services (8,398 peers)
-14.3%
assets change YoY
16×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $262M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$1,577,982,767 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,041 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 590735717 · Howard Hughes Medical Institute PY 2022 · Other

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan · $1.6B · 2,041 · 99th

  • IND $1.6B
  • IND 2,041
  • IND 99th
  • IND Other
  • IND near Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health
  • IND ind #8392

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Yale-New Haven Hospital and Tax Exempt Affiliates Tax Sheltered Annuity PlanYale-New Haven Hospital and …$1.7BBaylor College of Medicine Section 403bBaylor College of Medicine S…$1.6BHoward Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings PlanHoward Hughes Medical Instit…$1.6BConsolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian HealthConsolidated 403(b) Plan of …$1.6BFroedtert Health, Inc. 403(b) PlanFroedtert Health, Inc. 403(b…$1.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.6B
Net Income-$262M
Employer EIN590735717
Plan Effective Date1983-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Howard Hughes Medical Institute plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.0B 24.643130275705982% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B 202220232024 $1.58B $1.97B ▲ +24.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,041 $1.6B
2023 1 2,154 $1.8B
2024 1 2,666 $2.0B

Nearby Other Plans in Maryland

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.577982767 · Participants: 2041Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings PlanJohns Hopkins University 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.730860814 · Participants: 26366Johns Hopkins University 403(b) PlanThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B, Total assets ($B): 2.472267119 · Participants: 8736The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan BMedstar Health, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.442412638 · Participants: 30441Medstar Health, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanJohns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.212382944 · Participants: 17244Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) PlanBoard of Electrical Workers Local #26 I.a. Individual Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.948351744 · Participants: 11128Board of Electrical Workers Local #26 I.a. Individual Account Plan
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Other by assets is Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health in NJ ($1.6B); by covered participants it is Marquette University Retirement Plan in WI (2,039 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,041 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.3% during 2022, from $1.8B to $1.6B. Reported net income was -$262M.
How have Howard Hughes Medical Institute plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Howard Hughes Medical Institute's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.6%, from $1.6B to $2.0B.
Where does Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Consolidated 403(b) Plan of Hackensack Meridian Health in NJ ($1.6B, 18,619 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Marquette University Retirement Plan in WI (2,039 participants, $779M in assets).