401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$13M
Total assets Small plan by assets
152
Participants Small participant base
65th
Percentile by assets National rank
$88,610
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Kobo Products, Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$13M in assets, 152 participants

Kobo Products, Inc.'s Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $13M in total assets and 152 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 65th 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.

  • #9,885 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 152 participants in New Jersey, about 18% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $13M.

#9,885
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+14.1%
assets growth YoY

Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$13,468,720 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

Kobo Products, Inc. 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. Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (152 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $12M in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 142 in the plan year 2022 filing to 152 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 222841994 · Kobo Products, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $13M · 152 · 65th

  • 5500 $13M
  • ASSETS 152
  • PCT 65th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Jalpak International Hawaii, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • PHOTO ind #9885

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 New Jersey →

Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12M
Net Assets (End of Year)$13M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN222841994
Plan Effective Date1997-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kobo Products, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kobo Products, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$16M 36.26064583211401% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$12M$14M$16M$18M 202220232024 $11.8M $16.1M ▲ +36.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 142 $12M
2023 1 152 $13M
2024 1 160 $16M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.01346872 · Participants: 152Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.552237022 · Participants: 176610JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 27.825640157 · Participants: 78072Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.177853595 · Participants: 41291Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.543526764 · Participants: 59346Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.424416176 · Participants: 26850Merck US Savings Plan
Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Jalpak International Hawaii, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in HI ($13M); by covered participants it is Rapid Financial Services, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in MD (152 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (152 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 Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.1% during 2023, from $12M to $13M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Kobo Products, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kobo Products, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 36.3%, from $12M to $16M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Jalpak International Hawaii, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in HI ($13M, 52 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kobo Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rapid Financial Services, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in MD (152 participants, $8M 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 222841994.

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.