Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$269M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,384
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$194,071
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · Massachusetts · Professional & Technical Services

$269M in assets, 1,384 participants

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported $269M in total assets and 1,384 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #19,466 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan covers 1,384 participants in Massachusetts, 2.1x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $269M.

#19,466
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+17.0%
assets growth YoY
2.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$268,594,858 Top 5% higher than 95% of 123,620 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 2024

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,384 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $230M in the plan year 2023 filing to $269M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $33M in the plan year 2023 filing to $39M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,343 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,384 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 042105850 · Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution PY 2024 · Other

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan · $269M · 1,384 · 95th

  • VS-ST $269M
  • VS-ST 1,384
  • VS-ST 95th
  • VS-ST Other
  • VS-ST near Ellis Hospital Employees Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #19466

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 Massachusetts →

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Concord Hospital 403(b) Plan$269MOperating Engineers Local 520 Annuity PlanOperating Engineers Local 52…$269MEllis Hospital Employees Defined Contribution Retirement PlanEllis Hospital Employees Def…$269MWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement PlanWoods Hole Oceanographic Ins…$269MBeebe Medical Center Retirement Plus PlanBeebe Medical Center Retirem…$268M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$230M
Net Assets (End of Year)$269M
Net Income$39M
Employer EIN042105850
Plan Effective Date2010-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$462M 23.75502609105436% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $373M $462M ▲ +23.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,581 $373M
2023 2 1,643 $416M
2024 2 1,670 $462M

Nearby Other Plans in Massachusetts

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

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.268594858 · Participants: 1384Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHarvard University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.299350229 · Participants: 24395Harvard University Tax Deferred Annuity PlanBeth Israel Lahey 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.507933231 · Participants: 33591Beth Israel Lahey 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanBoston University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.976139 · Participants: 8173Boston University Retirement PlanNortheastern University Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.641546036 · Participants: 8900Northeastern University Retirement PlanBoston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.735973854 · Participants: 12869Boston University Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Other by assets is Ellis Hospital Employees Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in NY ($269M); by covered participants it is Shs 403b Plan in PA (1,384 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($269M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,384 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 17.0% during 2024, from $230M to $269M. Reported net income was $39M.
How have Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.8%, from $373M to $462M.
Where does Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ellis Hospital Employees Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in NY ($269M, 2,790 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Defined Contribution Retirement Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Shs 403b Plan in PA (1,384 participants, $168M in assets).