Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Trustees of the Univ. of Penn Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
41,942
Participants Very large workforce
100th
Percentile by assets National rank
$72,890
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Trustees of the Univ. of Penn · Pennsylvania · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$3.1B in assets, 41,942 participants

Trustees of the Univ. of Penn's The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan reported $3.1B in total assets and 41,942 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • #17,634 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan covers 41,942 participants in Pennsylvania, 51x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $3.1B.

#17,634
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+22.7%
assets growth YoY
31×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,057,133,387 Highest reported value at or above every one 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 University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan's mega-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 University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan is a mega filing (41,942 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$348M in the plan year 2022 filing to $566M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.5B in the plan year 2022 filing to $3.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 39,740 in the plan year 2022 filing to 41,942 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 231352685 · Trustees of the Univ. of Penn PY 2023 · Other

The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan · $3.1B · 41,942 · 100th

  • EIN $3.1B
  • RANK 41,942
  • PHOTO 100th
  • IND Other
  • EOY near Columbia University Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan
  • 5500 ind #17634

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 Pennsylvania →

The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanWake Forest Baptist Medical …$3.2BThe University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe University of Pennsylvan…$3.1BColumbia University Voluntary Retirement Savings PlanColumbia University Voluntar…$3.0BMedstar Health, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanMedstar Health, Inc. Retirem…$3.0BNyu Langone Health 403(b) PlanNyu Langone Health 403(b) Pl…$2.9B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.1B
Net Income$566M
Employer EIN231352685
Plan Effective Date2009-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Trustees of the Univ. of Penn)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Trustees of the Univ. of Penn plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$19.0B 27.12721195306361% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14B$16B$18B$20B 202220232024 $14.9B $19B ▲ +27.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 129,893 $14.9B
2023 8 157,259 $17.0B
2024 8 162,824 $19.0B

Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania

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

The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 1234567 Total assets ($B) Participants The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.057133387 · Participants: 41942The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.313953991 · Participants: 20979The University of Pennsylvania Matching PlanUpmc 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.172068489 · Participants: 78261Upmc 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanCarnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.54984626 · Participants: 6370Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanJefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.466994136 · Participants: 15783Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement PlanThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.141294592 · Participants: 18109The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Retirement Savings Plan
The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan

The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan reports $3.1B in end-of-year assets across 41,942 participants (0.025% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.045% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $72,890 per participant (53% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $566M.

This plan identity (EIN 231352685, plan #018) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.5B to $3.6B (+42.6%) while covered participants moved from 39,740 to 43,405 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 39,740 $2.5B Open filing
2023 41,942 $3.1B This page
2024 · index core 43,405 $3.6B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Other by assets is Columbia University Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($3.0B); by covered participants it is Intermountain Healthcare Tax Deferred Savings 403(b) Plan in UT (41,571 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (41,942 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 University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023?
The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 22.7% during 2023, from $2.5B to $3.1B. Reported net income was $566M.
How have Trustees of the Univ. of Penn plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Trustees of the Univ. of Penn's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.1%, from $14.9B to $19.0B.
Where does The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 100th 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 University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Columbia University Voluntary Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($3.0B, 15,290 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Intermountain Healthcare Tax Deferred Savings 403(b) Plan in UT (41,571 participants, $310M in assets).