401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$76M
Total assets Below avg plan size
599
Participants Below avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$127,111
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Nanostring Technologies Inc. · Washington · Manufacturing

$76M in assets, 599 participants

Nanostring Technologies Inc.'s Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $76M in total assets and 599 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #15,752 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 599 participants in Washington, about 41% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $76M.

#15,752
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+28.9%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$76,139,398 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Nanostring Technologies 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. Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (599 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $59M in the plan year 2022 filing to $76M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 652 in the plan year 2022 filing to 599 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 200094687 · Nanostring Technologies Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan · $76M · 599 · 89th

  • VS-ST $76M
  • VS-ST 599
  • VS-ST 89th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Marotta Controls, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #15752

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 Washington →

Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$59M
Net Assets (End of Year)$76M
Net Income$17M
Employer EIN200094687
Plan Effective Date2005-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nanostring Technologies Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nanostring Technologies Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2024 filing year
$0M$50M$100M 202220232024 $59.1M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 652 $59M
2023 1 599 $76M
2024 1 468 N/A

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

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

Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.076139398 · Participants: 599Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) PlanThe Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 72.246135158 · Participants: 128910The Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement PlanMicrosoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.225853429 · Participants: 123296Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) PlanCostco 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.384845813 · Participants: 192744Costco 401(k) Retirement PlanT-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 8.338937292 · Participants: 71538T-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.118808679 · Participants: 87590401(k) Savings Plan
Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Marotta Controls, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan in NJ ($76M); by covered participants it is Consumer Safety Technology, LLC 401(k) Plan in IA (599 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (599 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 Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 28.9% during 2023, from $59M to $76M. Reported net income was $17M.
Where does Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 89th 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 Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Marotta Controls, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan in NJ ($76M, 501 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nanostring Technologies Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Consumer Safety Technology, LLC 401(k) Plan in IA (599 participants, $14M 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 200094687.

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.