401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Msci Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$364M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,083
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$336,385
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Msci Inc. · New York · Finance & Insurance

$364M in assets, 1,083 participants

Msci Inc.'s Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $364M in total assets and 1,083 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #8,373 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Where Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $364M for 1,083 participants (~$336,385/participant), up 20.8% in 2023.

#8,373
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
+20.8%
assets growth YoY
3.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$364,305,160 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan'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. Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,083 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$47M in the plan year 2022 filing to $63M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $302M in the plan year 2022 filing to $364M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 928 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,083 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 134038723 · Msci Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $364M · 1,083 · 97th

  • PCT $364M
  • PCT 1,083
  • PCT 97th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • PCT ind #8373

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP 401(k) PlanQuinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sul…$364MMsci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanMsci Inc. 401(k) Retirement …$364MStrategic Education, Inc. 401(k) PlanStrategic Education, Inc. 40…$364MMoore & Van Allen PLLC 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanMoore & Van Allen PLLC 401(k…$364MOtis Retirement Savings Plan$364M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$302M
Net Assets (End of Year)$364M
Net Income$63M
Employer EIN134038723
Plan Effective Date2008-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Msci Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Msci Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$430M 42.6369992482179% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $302M $430M ▲ +42.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 928 $302M
2023 2 1,267 $391M
2024 2 1,458 $430M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.36430516 · Participants: 1083Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.428456306 · Participants: 54912IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.56134085 · Participants: 30033Pfizer Savings PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.235068266 · Participants: 55363Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.651296 · Participants: 133597The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.428659742 · Participants: 24866The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA ($364M); by covered participants it is Pedcor Companies 401(k) Plan in IN (1,083 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($364M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,083 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 Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 20.8% during 2023, from $302M to $364M. Reported net income was $63M.
How have Msci Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Msci Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 42.6%, from $302M to $430M.
Where does Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Strategic Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA ($364M, 4,036 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Msci Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pedcor Companies 401(k) Plan in IN (1,083 participants, $39M 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 134038723.

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.