401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $51M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 645
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 88th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $78,666
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Ginkgo 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing
$51M in assets, 645 participants
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.'s Ginkgo 401(k) Plan reported $51M in total assets and 645 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.
- #16,991 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Where Ginkgo 401(k) Plan sits by assets
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $51M for 645 participants (~$78,666/participant), up 32.5% in 2022.
- #16,991
- in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
- +32.5%
- assets growth YoY
- 0.5×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$50,739,269 Top 12% higher than 88% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Ginkgo 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. Ginkgo 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (645 participants).
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 263118890 · Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan · $51M · 645 · 88th
- SCH $51M
- EBSA 645
- PART 88th
- TYPE 401(k)
- NET near Marshall & Sterling Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Plan
- BOOK ind #16991
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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $38M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $51M |
| Net Income | $12M |
| Employer EIN | 263118890 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2016-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $132M 160.35054229890463% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 645 | $51M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,062 | $87M |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,193 | $132M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Fidelity Retirement Savings Plan $23.0B · 52,036
- Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan $8.8B · 32,843
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan $5.8B · 13,690
- Philips North America 401(k) Plan $5.2B · 19,750
- Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan $4.9B · 18,359
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Marshall & Sterling Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY ($51M); by covered participants it is Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Ees of Alcoa USA Corp. in PA (645 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($51M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (645 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.