401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cornerstone Biopharma, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$59M
Total assets Below avg plan size
362
Participants Below avg headcount
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$162,821
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Cornerstone Biopharma, Inc. · North Carolina · Wholesale Trade

$59M in assets, 362 participants

Cornerstone Biopharma, Inc.'s Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $59M in total assets and 362 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #5,589 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 362 participants in North Carolina, about 44% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $59M.

#5,589
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+26.7%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$58,941,366 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement 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. Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (362 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $12M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $47M in the plan year 2022 filing to $59M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 374 in the plan year 2022 filing to 362 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 201008797 · Cornerstone Biopharma, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan · $59M · 362 · 87th

  • PCT $59M
  • PCT 362
  • PCT 87th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Emergency Medicine Specialists, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan
  • PCT ind #5589

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$47M
Net Assets (End of Year)$59M
Net Income$12M
Employer EIN201008797
Plan Effective Date2005-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cornerstone Biopharma, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cornerstone Biopharma, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$85M 83.71512634796122% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$60M$80M$100M 202220232024 $46.5M $85.5M ▲ +83.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 374 $47M
2023 1 362 $59M
2024 1 448 $85M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.058941366 · Participants: 362Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 54.848846192 · Participants: 173899The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.388124058 · Participants: 40004Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.354065 · Participants: 28121Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.120701726 · Participants: 55480Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanNucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.510660989 · Participants: 24174Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan
Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Emergency Medicine Specialists, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in OH ($59M); by covered participants it is Bk Medical Holding Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MA (362 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (362 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 Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 26.7% during 2023, from $47M to $59M. Reported net income was $12M.
How have Cornerstone Biopharma, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cornerstone Biopharma, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 83.7%, from $47M to $85M.
Where does Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Emergency Medicine Specialists, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in OH ($59M, 114 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Chiesi USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bk Medical Holding Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MA (362 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 201008797.

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.