Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Nasdaq, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$61M
Total assets Below avg plan size
200
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$305,586
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nasdaq Pension Plan · Sponsored by Nasdaq, Inc. · Maryland · Finance & Insurance

$61M in assets, 200 participants

Nasdaq, Inc.'s Nasdaq Pension Plan reported $61M in total assets and 200 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #7,163 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Nasdaq Pension Plan covers 200 participants in Maryland, about 22% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $61M.

#7,163
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
-22.2%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $18M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Nasdaq Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nasdaq Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$61,117,249 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Nasdaq Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nasdaq Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (200 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Nasdaq Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$32M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$18M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nasdaq Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $79M in the plan year 2022 filing to $61M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nasdaq Pension Plan reported participants fell from 203 in the plan year 2022 filing to 200 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 521165937 · Nasdaq, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Nasdaq Pension Plan · $61M · 200 · 87th

  • TYPE $61M
  • TYPE 200
  • TYPE 87th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #7163

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 Maryland →

Nasdaq Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nasdaq Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$79M
Net Assets (End of Year)$61M
Net Income-$18M
Employer EIN521165937
Plan Effective Date2006-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nasdaq, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nasdaq, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$984M 26.672881029022776% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$700M$800M$900M$1,000M$1,100M 202220232024 $777M $984M ▲ +26.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,291 $777M
2023 2 2,566 $918M
2024 1 2,352 $984M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Nasdaq Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Nasdaq Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.061117249 · Participants: 200Nasdaq Pension PlanNational Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 18.88881693 · Participants: 323315National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.434547593 · Participants: 19673Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.648661647 · Participants: 1087Major League Baseball Players Pension PlanNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.493297428 · Participants: 15047National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundInternational Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.223547088 · Participants: 44973International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan
Nasdaq Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Nasdaq Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nasdaq Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Retirement Plan in MO ($61M); by covered participants it is Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Employees' Pension Plan in NY (200 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (200 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 Nasdaq Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Nasdaq Pension Plan declined sharply - down 22.2% during 2023, from $79M to $61M. Reported net income was -$18M.
How have Nasdaq, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nasdaq, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 26.7%, from $777M to $984M.
Where does Nasdaq Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nasdaq Pension Plan ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Nasdaq Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Retirement Plan in MO ($61M, 661 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nasdaq Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Employees' Pension Plan in NY (200 participants, $112M 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 521165937.

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.