401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Zymergen Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$33M
Total assets Below avg plan size
505
Participants Below avg headcount
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$66,184
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust · Sponsored by Zymergen Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$33M in assets, 505 participants

Zymergen Inc.'s Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust reported $33M in total assets and 505 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #15,898 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust sits by assets

Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $33M for 505 participants (~$66,184/participant), down 23.3% in 2022.

#15,898
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-23.3%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $10M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust's outsized position by total assets

Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$33,422,916 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust 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. Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (505 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 462942439 · Zymergen Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust · $33M · 505 · 84th

  • PART $33M
  • PART 505
  • PART 84th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Kiss Nail Products 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #15898

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 California →

Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$44M
Net Assets (End of Year)$33M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN462942439
Plan Effective Date2014-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Zymergen Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Zymergen Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$34M 0.5516514477671547% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$33.4M$33.5M$33.6M$33.7M 20222023 $33.4M $33.6M ▲ +0.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 505 $33M
2023 2 278 $34M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.033422916 · Participants: 505Zymergen Inc. Retirement TrustWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kiss Nail Products 401(k) Plan in NY ($33M); by covered participants it is Cst Industries, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in KS (505 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($33M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (505 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 Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust assets move in 2022? ▼
Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust declined sharply - down 23.3% during 2022, from $44M to $33M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have Zymergen Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Zymergen Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 0.6%, from $33M to $34M.
Where does Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust ranks in the 84th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kiss Nail Products 401(k) Plan in NY ($33M, 451 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cst Industries, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in KS (505 participants, $47M 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 462942439.

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.