401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Universal Packaging Systems, Inc. D/B/a Paklab 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10M
Total assets Small plan by assets
203
Participants Below avg headcount
58th
Percentile by assets National rank
$47,120
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Universal Packaging Systems, Inc. D/B/a Paklab · California · Manufacturing

$10M in assets, 203 participants

Universal Packaging Systems, Inc. D/B/a Paklab's Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $10M in total assets and 203 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 58th 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.

  • #8,149 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in California

Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 203 participants in California, about 32% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $10M.

#8,149
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+16.3%
assets growth YoY

Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,565,287 Top 42% higher than 58% 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

Paklab 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. Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (203 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 213 in the plan year 2022 filing to 203 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 954109799 · Universal Packaging Systems, Inc. D/B/a Paklab PY 2023 · 401(k)

Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan · $10M · 203 · 58th

  • VS-ST $10M
  • BOY 203
  • SCH 58th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Tomz Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • TYPE ind #8149

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 California →

Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan$10MTomz Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanTomz Corporation 401(k) Prof…$10MMold-Tech, Inc. Savings and Retirement PlanMold-Tech, Inc. Savings and …$10MWasco, Inc. 401(k) Plan$10MDivision a Annuity Fund$10M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$10M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN954109799
Plan Effective Date2009-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Universal Packaging Systems, Inc. D/B/a Paklab)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Universal Packaging Systems, Inc. D/B/a Paklab plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11M 30.955531043146163% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7M$8M$9M$10M$11M$12M 202220232024 $8.23M $10.8M ▲ +31.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 213 $8M
2023 1 203 $10M
2024 1 201 $11M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.009565287 · Participants: 203Paklab 401(k) Retirement PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Tomz Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CT ($10M); by covered participants it is Permian Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NM (203 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($10M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (203 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 Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 16.3% during 2023, from $8M to $10M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Universal Packaging Systems, Inc. D/B/a Paklab plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Universal Packaging Systems, Inc. D/B/a Paklab's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.0%, from $8M to $11M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tomz Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CT ($10M, 217 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Paklab 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Permian Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NM (203 participants, $7M 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 954109799.

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.