401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$115M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,636
Participants Near avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$70,514
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ds Smith North America · Georgia · Manufacturing

$115M in assets, 1,636 participants

Ds Smith North America's Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan reported $115M in total assets and 1,636 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #16,483 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $115M for 1,636 participants (~$70,514/participant), up 17.3% in 2023.

#16,483
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+17.3%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$115,361,059 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,636 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$16M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $98M in the plan year 2022 filing to $115M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 1,659 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,636 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 311042663 · Ds Smith North America PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan · $115M · 1,636 · 92nd

  • ASSETS $115M
  • PCT 1,636
  • EIN 92nd
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Ntt Data Business Solutions Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • IND ind #16483

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 Georgia →

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ds Smith North America 401(k) PlanDs Smith North America 401(k…$115MNtt Data Business Solutions Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanNtt Data Business Solutions …$115MNational Electrical 401(k) PlanNational Electrical 401(k) P…$115MRayonier Investment and Savings Plan for Salaried EmployeesRayonier Investment and Savi…$115MLennox International Inc. 401(k) for Hourly EmployeesLennox International Inc. 40…$115M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$98M
Net Assets (End of Year)$115M
Net Income$17M
Employer EIN311042663
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ds Smith North America)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ds Smith North America plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$124M 25.959872404118112% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$90M$100M$110M$120M$130M 202220232024 $98.3M $124M ▲ +26.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,659 $98M
2023 1 1,636 $115M
2024 1 1,648 $124M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Georgia

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

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -2000000200000400000600000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.115361059 · Participants: 1636Ds Smith North America 401(k) PlanThe Teamster - UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.183099452 · Participants: 510511The Teamster - UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184491444 · Participants: 83136Delta 401(k) Retirement PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots, Total assets ($B): 13.670948783 · Participants: 13283Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for PilotsUPS 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.111089897 · Participants: 102231UPS 401(k) Savings PlanThe Home Depot Futurebuilder, Total assets ($B): 12.585718117 · Participants: 413365The Home Depot Futurebuilder
Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ntt Data Business Solutions Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OH ($115M); by covered participants it is Franklin Electric Co., Inc. Retirement Plan in IN (1,636 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,636 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 Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 17.3% during 2023, from $98M to $115M. Reported net income was $17M.
How have Ds Smith North America plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ds Smith North America's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.0%, from $98M to $124M.
Where does Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ntt Data Business Solutions Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OH ($115M, 342 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Franklin Electric Co., Inc. Retirement Plan in IN (1,636 participants, $237M 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 311042663.

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.