401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$134M
Total assets Near avg plan size
212
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$630,307
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Nektar Therapeutics · California · Professional & Technical Services

$134M in assets, 212 participants

Nektar Therapeutics's Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan reported $134M in total assets and 212 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #19,148 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in California

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan covers 212 participants in California, about 34% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $134M.

#19,148
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+10.7%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$133,625,116 Top 7% higher than 93% of 127,068 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 2023

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (212 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$50M in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 661 in the plan year 2022 filing to 212 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $121M in the plan year 2022 filing to $134M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 943134940 · Nektar Therapeutics PY 2023 · 401(k)

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan · $134M · 212 · 93rd

  • 5500 $134M
  • 5500 212
  • 5500 93rd
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Pacific Office Automation Capital Accumulation Plan
  • 5500 ind #19148

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 California →

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Members 1st Federal Credit Union 401(k) Savings PlanMembers 1st Federal Credit U…$134MHeritage Medical Associates, P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanHeritage Medical Associates,…$134MNektar Therapeutics 401(k) PlanNektar Therapeutics 401(k) P…$134MPacific Office Automation Capital Accumulation PlanPacific Office Automation Ca…$134MMoss & Barnett Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanMoss & Barnett Profit Sharin…$134M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$121M
Net Assets (End of Year)$134M
Net Income$13M
Employer EIN943134940
Plan Effective Date1994-02-15
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nektar Therapeutics)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nektar Therapeutics plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$144M 18.961140672843747% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$110M$120M$130M$140M$150M 202220232024 $121M $144M ▲ +19.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 661 $121M
2023 1 212 $134M
2024 1 134 $144M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.133625116 · Participants: 212Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pacific Office Automation Capital Accumulation Plan in OR ($134M); by covered participants it is Mcclancy Foods and Flavors LLC Capital Accumulation Plan in SC (212 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (212 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.7% during 2023, from $121M to $134M. Reported net income was $13M.
How have Nektar Therapeutics plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nektar Therapeutics's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.0%, from $121M to $144M.
Where does Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pacific Office Automation Capital Accumulation Plan in OR ($134M, 1,221 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mcclancy Foods and Flavors LLC Capital Accumulation Plan in SC (212 participants, $5M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 943134940.

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.