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Corporate pension

Samford University Pension Plan

Corporate pensionBirmingham, AL
Assets
$170M
Total assets, Dec 31, 2024 reported
Funded
84.8%
Jan 1, 2024
Private markets target
n/a
policy Dec 31, 2024
Commitments
5
1 managers on Schedule C
Plan sponsor: Samford University
Allocation policy
Form 5500, as of Dec 31, 2024
Actual allocation lines without a target (as filed)
  • Interest-bearing cash 0.0%
  • Other investments 0.2%
  • Partnership/joint venture interests 16.5%
  • Common/collective trusts 4.8%
  • Registered investment companies 31.4%
  • Common stock 45.9%
  • Preferred stock 0.0%
Consultants and advisers
5 firms
People
No investment staff or executives have been read for this allocator yet.
Manager roster
2 managers on the commitment tape
From the plan’s own commitment disclosures
From Schedule C (investment management, code 28)
Commitments
5 rows, 0 dated closings
Disclosed holdings (from the plan’s performance or holdings report, as of the report date)
DateFundManagerBucketAmountVintageStatusSource
as of Dec 31, 2024NT Collective Government Short Termcollective trustNorthern Trust Collective Eafe IndeCash$8.1M heldDisclosed holdingaskebsa.dol.gov
as of Dec 31, 2023NT Collective Government Short Termcollective trustNorthern Trust Collective Eafe IndeCash$4.6M heldDisclosed holdingaskebsa.dol.gov
as of Dec 31, 2023State Street Real Asset Non-Lendingcollective trustState Street Global Advisors TrustReal assets$14.9M heldDisclosed holdingaskebsa.dol.gov
as of Dec 31, 2022NT Collective Government Short Termcollective trustNorthern Trust Collective Eafe IndeCash$3.7M heldDisclosed holdingaskebsa.dol.gov
as of Dec 31, 2022State Street Real Asset Non-Lendingcollective trustState Street Global Advisors TrustReal assets$19.3M heldDisclosed holdingaskebsa.dol.gov
Size and funding
33 readings
Total assets
$170M Dec 31, 2024 reported Form 5500
$181M (2023-12) · $180M (2022-12)
Plan assets
$181M Jan 1, 2024 reported Form 5500
$180M (2023-01) · $218M (2022-01)
Net assets
$170M Dec 31, 2024 reported Form 5500
$181M (2023-12) · $180M (2022-12)
Funded ratio
84.8% Jan 1, 2024 reported Form 5500
87.6% (2023-01) · 93.5% (2022-01)
Funding target
$220M Jan 1, 2024 reported Form 5500
$224M (2023-01) · $219M (2022-01)
Discount rate
5.13% Jan 1, 2024 reported Form 5500
5.27% (2023-01) · 5.45% (2022-01)
Participants
1,258 Jan 1, 2024 reported Form 5500
1,441 (2023-01) · 1,452 (2022-01)
Contributions
$5.2M Dec 31, 2024 reported Form 5500
$4.6M (2023-12) · $3.0M (2022-12)
Benefits paid
$23.7M Dec 31, 2024 reported Form 5500
$20.5M (2023-12) · $12.2M (2022-12)
Net investment income
$-10.8M Dec 31, 2024 reported Form 5500
$478,665 (2023-12) · $-37.5M (2022-12)
Investment management fees
$122,163 Dec 31, 2024 reported Form 5500
$123,378 (2023-12) · $246,928 (2022-12)
Form 5500 filings
3 plan years
Plan yearParticipantsAssets (SB market)Funding targetFTAPTotal assets (H)Partnerships / JVMaster trustReal estate
2024 to Dec 31, 20241,258$181M$220M84.8%$170M$28.1Mn/an/a
2023 to Dec 31, 20231,441$180M$224M87.6%$181M$32.0Mn/an/a
2022 to Dec 31, 20221,452$218M$219M93.5%$180M$31.8Mn/an/a
Service providers and investment entities as filed (Schedule C and D, latest year first)
What changed
8 events
  • Dec 31, 2024Holding endedinference
    Samford University Pension Plan no longer reports State Street Real Asset Non-Lending (State Street Global Advisors Trust) (last held $15M at 2023-12-31; absent from the 2024-12-31 filing)
    with State Street Global Advisors Trustaskebsa.dol.gov
  • Dec 31, 2024Manager relationship started
    Parametric appears on Samford University Pension Plan's Schedule C as investment manager (plan year 2024 vs 2023)
    with Parametric Portfolio Associatesaskebsa.dol.gov
  • Jan 1, 2024Funded status changed
    Samford University Pension Plan funded ratio 87.6% -> 84.8% (2023-01-01 to 2024-01-01)
  • Dec 31, 2023Manager relationship endedinference
    Rhumbline Advisors Fund no longer appears on Samford University Pension Plan's Schedule C as investment manager (plan year 2023 vs 2022)
    with Rhumbline Advisors Fundaskebsa.dol.gov
  • Dec 31, 2023Manager relationship endedinference
    Colchester Global Investors Lmtd no longer appears on Samford University Pension Plan's Schedule C as investment manager (plan year 2023 vs 2022)
    with Colchester Global Investors Limitedaskebsa.dol.gov
  • Dec 31, 2023Manager relationship endedinference
    Longfellow Investment Management Co no longer appears on Samford University Pension Plan's Schedule C as investment manager (plan year 2023 vs 2022)
    with Longfellow Investment Companyaskebsa.dol.gov
  • Jan 1, 2023Funded status changed
    Samford University Pension Plan funded ratio 93.5% -> 87.6% (2022-01-01 to 2023-01-01)
  • Jan 1, 2023Assets changed
    Samford University Pension Plan plan assets $218M -> $180M (-17.2%, 2022-01-01 to 2023-01-01)
Board record: approvals, recommendations, searches, terminations and re-up prospects for this system.
Provenance
Identifiers: EIN-PN 630312914-004
Cross-graph: no entry on another DFX graph
First observed Sep 15, 2026, last observed Sep 15, 2026. Classification confirmed. Every row above carries its source; a reported figure is the subject’s own, a derived one is arithmetic on reported figures, an estimated one is a model or a survey imputation and is never summed into a headline.