401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Pulse Biosciences, Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
59
Participants Small participant base
53rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$130,901
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust · Sponsored by Pulse Biosciences, Inc · California · Manufacturing

$8M in assets, 59 participants

Pulse Biosciences, Inc's Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust reported $8M in total assets and 59 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 53rd 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.

  • #7,090 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Pulse Biosciences, Inc multi-year trail

Pulse Biosciences, Inc's plans moved +21.0% in assets from 2022 to 2023; this filing shows Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust at $8M / 59 participants.

#7,090
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+21.0%
assets growth YoY

Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$7,723,168 Top 47% higher than 53% 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

Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust is a small filing (59 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust reported net income rose from -$656K in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust reported participants fell from 131 in the plan year 2022 filing to 59 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust end-of-year assets rose from $6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 465696597 · Pulse Biosciences, Inc PY 2023 · 401(k)

Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust · $8M · 59 · 53rd

  • IND $8M
  • EOY 59
  • 5500 53rd
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near Roberts Truck Center Retirement Plan
  • EIN ind #7090

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 →

Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pulse Biosciences, Inc multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Pulse Biosciences, Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$8M 20.995042334810424% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$6M$6.5M$7M$7.5M$8M 20222023 $6.38M $7.72M ▲ +21.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 131 $6M
2023 1 59 $8M

Pulse Biosciences, Inc filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN465696597
Plan Effective Date2009-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.007723168 · Participants: 59Pulse Biosciences Retirement TrustWells 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
Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Roberts Truck Center Retirement Plan in TX ($8M); by covered participants it is Pretzels, Inc. 401(k) in IN (59 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($8M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (59 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 Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust assets move in 2023? ▼
Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust grew sharply - up 21.0% during 2023, from $6M to $8M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Pulse Biosciences, Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Pulse Biosciences, Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.0%, from $6M to $8M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Roberts Truck Center Retirement Plan in TX ($8M, 249 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pulse Biosciences Retirement Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pretzels, Inc. 401(k) in IN (59 participants, N/A 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 465696597.

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.