Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Methodist Hospitals of Dallas Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$335M
Total assets
9,508
Participants
96th
Percentile by assets
$35,214
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Methodist Hospitals of Dallas · Texas · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$335M in assets, 9,508 participants

Methodist Hospitals of Dallas's Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan reported $335M in total assets and 9,508 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • 96th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #17,109 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan covers 9,508 participants in Texas, 14x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $335M.

$335M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
9,508
covered participants
96th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$35,214
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$53M in the plan year 2022 filing to $55M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $280M in the plan year 2022 filing to $335M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 9,195 in the plan year 2022 filing to 9,508 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Texas filers

In Texas, the average filing covers about 688 participants across 10,116 plans. Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan reports 9,508 participants - 14x that state average ($335M EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$280M
Net Assets (End of Year)$335M
Net Income$55M
Employer EIN750800661
Plan Effective Date1976-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Methodist Hospitals of Dallas)

$700M$800M$900M$1,000M$1,100M 202220232024 $834M $759M ▼ -9.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Methodist Hospitals of Dallas plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 18,225 $834M
2023 2 18,858 $992M
2024 1 10,343 $759M

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Scale composition for Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan

Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan reports $335M in end-of-year assets across 9,508 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $35,214 per participant (25% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $55M.

This plan identity (EIN 750800661, plan #001) has 2 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2023 , with end-of-year assets moving from $280M to $335M (+19.4%) while covered participants moved from 9,195 to 9,508 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,195 $280M Open filing
2023 · index core 9,508 $335M This page

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 19.4% during 2023, from $280M to $335M. Reported net income was $55M.
How have Methodist Hospitals of Dallas plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Methodist Hospitals of Dallas's sponsor-wide assets declined 9.0%, from $834M to $759M.
Where does Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Methodist Health System Employee Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ball Corporation Pension Plan as It Applies to Certain Salaried Employees of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. in CO ($335M, 4,799 participants).

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