401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$3.5B
Total assets
10,757
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$320,967
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Gilead Sciences, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$3.5B in assets, 10,757 participants

Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan reported $3.5B in total assets and 10,757 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #18,574 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in California

Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan covers 10,757 participants in California, 17x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $3.5B.

$3.5B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
10,757
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$320,967
avg assets per participant

Where Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan sits by total assets

Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,452,640,761 Top 1% higher than 100% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$396M in the plan year 2022 filing to $894M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.6B in the plan year 2022 filing to $3.5B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 9,201 in the plan year 2022 filing to 10,757 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State
California
Industry
Manufacturing

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan reports 10,757 participants - 17x that state average ($3.5B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.5B
Net Income$894M
Employer EIN943047598
Plan Effective Date1989-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gilead Sciences, Inc.)

$2B$3B$4B$5B 202220232024 $2.56B $4.29B ▲ +67.6%
Total plan assets by year, all Gilead Sciences, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 9,201 $2.6B
2023 1 10,757 $3.5B
2024 1 11,304 $4.3B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000250000 0204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Gilead Sciences 401(…Wells Fargo & Compan…Google LLC 401(k) Sa…Oracle Corporation 4…Intel 401(k) Savings…Apple 401(k) Plan
Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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Scale composition for Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan

Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan reports $3.5B in end-of-year assets across 10,757 participants (0.028% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $320,967 per participant (2.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $894M.

This plan identity (EIN 943047598, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.6B to $4.3B (+67.5%) while covered participants moved from 9,201 to 11,304 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 9,201 $2.6B Open filing
2023 10,757 $3.5B This page
2024 · index core 11,304 $4.3B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan surged - up 34.9% during 2023, from $2.6B to $3.5B. Reported net income was $894M.
How have Gilead Sciences, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 67.5%, from $2.6B to $4.3B.
Where does Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Anheuser-Busch 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan in MO ($3.4B, 15,250 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Gilead Sciences 401(k) Plan's numbers.

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 943047598.

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.