Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.7B
Total assets Very large vs avg
9,305
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$285,123
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B · Sponsored by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC · Maryland · Professional & Technical Services

$2.7B in assets, 9,305 participants

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC's The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B reported $2.7B in total assets and 9,305 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #20,268 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B covers 9,305 participants in Maryland, 10x the typical Maryland plan (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $2.7B.

#20,268
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+7.3%
assets growth YoY
27×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B's outsized position by total assets

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$2,653,072,821 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 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 2023

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B lands in the large band (9,305 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B reported net income fell from $290M in the plan year 2022 filing to $181M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B end-of-year assets rose from $2.5B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.7B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B reported participants rose from 8,736 in the plan year 2022 filing to 9,305 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 520595111 · The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC PY 2023 · Other

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B · $2.7B · 9,305 · 99th

  • NET $2.7B
  • BOOK 9,305
  • VS-ST 99th
  • BOY Other
  • SCH near Beaumont Health 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
  • EBSA ind #20268

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B in the asset neighbourhood

Boston University Retirement PlanBoston University Retirement…$2.8BThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan BThe Johns Hopkins University…$2.7BBeaumont Health 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanBeaumont Health 403(b) Retir…$2.6BInt'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit FundInt'l Brotherhood of Electri…$2.6BCarnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanCarnegie Mellon University F…$2.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.7B
Net Income$181M
Employer EIN520595111
Plan Effective Date1974-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6.0B 19.584854949994103% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$4.5B$5B$5.5B$6B$6.5B 202220232024 $4.98B $5.96B ▲ +19.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 17,383 $5.0B
2023 2 17,157 $5.3B
2024 2 17,691 $6.0B

Nearby Other Plans in Maryland

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

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B vs. nearby Other plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 0246810 Total assets ($B) Participants The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B, Total assets ($B): 2.653072821 · Participants: 9305The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan BJohns Hopkins University 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.843208337 · Participants: 25369Johns Hopkins University 403(b) PlanMedstar Health, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.964902016 · Participants: 31642Medstar Health, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanHoward Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.798525441 · Participants: 2154Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings PlanJohns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.449412779 · Participants: 17639Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation 403(b) PlanBoard of Electrical Workers Local #26 I.a. Individual Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.133047061 · Participants: 11479Board of Electrical Workers Local #26 I.a. Individual Account Plan
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B vs. nearby Other plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B reports $2.7B in end-of-year assets across 9,305 participants (0.022% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $285,123 per participant (2.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $181M.

This plan identity (EIN 520595111, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.5B to $3.0B (+20.9%) while covered participants moved from 8,736 to 9,501 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,736 $2.5B Open filing
2023 9,305 $2.7B This page
2024 · index core 9,501 $3.0B Open filing

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The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Other by assets is Beaumont Health 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in MI ($2.6B); by covered participants it is Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan in WA (9,337 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9,305 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B assets move in 2023? ▼
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B grew at a solid clip - up 7.3% during 2023, from $2.5B to $2.7B. Reported net income was $181M.
How have The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.6%, from $5.0B to $6.0B.
Where does The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Other plans are similar in size to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Beaumont Health 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in MI ($2.6B, 33,717 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Pension Plan B? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Seattle Children's 403(b) Plan in WA (9,337 participants, $250M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 520595111.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.