Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Wvu Health System Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$960M
Total assets Above avg plan size
18,993
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$50,553
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Wvu Health System · West Virginia · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$960M in assets, 18,993 participants

Wvu Health System's West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan reported $960M in total assets and 18,993 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.

  • #19,875 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)

Coverage in West Virginia

West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan covers 18,993 participants in West Virginia, 41x the typical West Virginia plan (state average ~467 per filing). Assets: $960M.

#19,875
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (20,060 peers)
-8.5%
assets change YoY
9.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $100M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$960,157,433 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

West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (18,993 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 550754713 · Wvu Health System PY 2022 · Other

West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan · $960M · 18,993 · 99th

  • BOOK $960M
  • VS-ST 18,993
  • BOY 99th
  • SCH Other
  • EBSA near John Muir Health 403b Plan
  • PART ind #19875

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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in West Virginia →

West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Long Island University Retirement PlanLong Island University Retir…$962MJohn Muir Health 403b Plan$960MWest Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanWest Virginia University Hea…$960MRetirement Savings Plan for Employees of West Penn Allegheny Health SystemRetirement Savings Plan for …$951MNorthwestern University Voluntary Savings PlanNorthwestern University Volu…$950M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

West Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$960M
Net Income-$100M
Employer EIN550754713
Plan Effective Date1985-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Wvu Health System)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Wvu Health System plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.0B 83.78704006403817% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.5B$1B$1.5B$2B$2.5B 202220232024 $1.09B $2.01B ▲ +84.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 21,598 $1.1B
2023 2 27,925 $1.7B
2024 2 34,913 $2.0B

Nearby Other Plans in West Virginia

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

West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in West Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 020040060080010001200 Total assets ($M) Participants West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 960.157433 · Participants: 18993West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanWest Virginia University Medical Corporation 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($M): 228.999095 · Participants: 1686West Virginia University Medical Corporation 403(b) PlanLocal Union 317 Electrical Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 140.039226 · Participants: 746Local Union 317 Electrical Pension PlanMonongalia Health System Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 135.249695 · Participants: 2865Monongalia Health System Retirement and Savings PlanUniversity Physicians and Surgeons, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 127.565556 · Participants: 1498University Physicians and Surgeons, Inc. Retirement PlanSt. Mary's Medical Center 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($M): 123.948538 · Participants: 3427St. Mary's Medical Center 403(b) Plan
West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in West Virginia, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan

West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan reports $960M in end-of-year assets across 18,993 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.020% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $50,553 per participant (37% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$100M.

This plan identity (EIN 550754713, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $960M to $1.8B (+82.6%) while covered participants moved from 18,993 to 30,364 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 18,993 $960M This page
2023 25,400 $1.5B Open filing
2024 · index core 30,364 $1.8B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside West Virginia, the nearest Other by assets is John Muir Health 403b Plan in CA ($960M); by covered participants it is Atlantic Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in NJ (19,041 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (18,993 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 West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.5% during 2022, from $1.0B to $960M. Reported net income was -$100M.
How have Wvu Health System plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Wvu Health System's sponsor-wide assets grew 83.8%, from $1.1B to $2.0B.
Where does West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
West Virginia University Health System 403(b) 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 West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is John Muir Health 403b Plan in CA ($960M, 6,556 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to West Virginia University Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Atlantic Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in NJ (19,041 participants, $759M in assets).