401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$62M
Total assets Below avg plan size
508
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$121,551
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Bluebird Bio, Inc. · Massachusetts · Professional & Technical Services

$62M in assets, 508 participants

Bluebird Bio, Inc.'s Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $62M in total assets and 508 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #19,556 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Where Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $62M for 508 participants (~$121,551/participant), down 20.0% in 2022.

#19,556
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-20.0%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $15M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$61,747,679 Top 10% higher than 90% of 139,123 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 2022

Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (508 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 133680878 · Bluebird Bio, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $62M · 508 · 90th

  • TYPE $62M
  • NET 508
  • BOOK 90th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near American Software, Inc. 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan
  • SCH ind #19556

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 →

Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$77M
Net Assets (End of Year)$62M
Net Income-$15M
Employer EIN133680878
Plan Effective Date1997-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bluebird Bio, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bluebird Bio, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$83M 33.77436745436213% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $61.8M $82.6M ▲ +33.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 508 $62M
2023 1 310 $77M
2024 1 395 $83M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.061747679 · Participants: 508Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.953563448 · Participants: 52036Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.79802945 · Participants: 32843Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.810585521 · Participants: 13690Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.180251859 · Participants: 19750Philips North America 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.853752256 · Participants: 18359Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is American Software, Inc. 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan in GA ($62M); by covered participants it is Royal Cup, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in AL (508 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($62M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (508 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 20.0% during 2022, from $77M to $62M. Reported net income was -$15M.
How have Bluebird Bio, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bluebird Bio, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.8%, from $62M to $83M.
Where does Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Software, Inc. 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan in GA ($62M, 335 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bluebird Bio, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Royal Cup, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in AL (508 participants, $40M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 133680878.

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.