401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$87M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,062
Participants Near avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$81,507
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ginkgo 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$87M in assets, 1,062 participants

Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.'s Ginkgo 401(k) Plan reported $87M in total assets and 1,062 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #16,007 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Ginkgo 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Ginkgo 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $87M for 1,062 participants (~$81,507/participant), up 70.6% in 2023.

#16,007
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+70.6%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ginkgo 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ginkgo 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$86,560,687 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Ginkgo 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. Ginkgo 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,062 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ginkgo 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $12M in the plan year 2022 filing to $36M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ginkgo 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $51M in the plan year 2022 filing to $87M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ginkgo 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 645 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,062 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 263118890 · Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ginkgo 401(k) Plan · $87M · 1,062 · 90th

  • ASSETS $87M
  • ASSETS 1,062
  • ASSETS 90th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near South Carolina Federal Credit Union Employees 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #16007

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 Massachusetts →

Ginkgo 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ginkgo 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)$51M
Net Assets (End of Year)$87M
Net Income$36M
Employer EIN263118890
Plan Effective Date2016-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$132M 160.35054229890463% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$50M$100M$150M 202220232024 $50.7M $132M ▲ +160.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 645 $51M
2023 1 1,062 $87M
2024 1 1,193 $132M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Ginkgo 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Ginkgo 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.086560687 · Participants: 1062Ginkgo 401(k) PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.649852331 · Participants: 62289Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.556596852 · Participants: 37052Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.829912863 · Participants: 14094Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.786107181 · Participants: 19881Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.779286156 · Participants: 19120Philips North America 401(k) Plan
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Ginkgo 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is South Carolina Federal Credit Union Employees 401(k) Plan in SC ($87M); by covered participants it is Savings Plan for Employees of Newmarket Corporation and Affiliates in VA (1,062 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,062 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 Ginkgo 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan surged - up 70.6% during 2023, from $51M to $87M. Reported net income was $36M.
How have Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 160.4%, from $51M to $132M.
Where does Ginkgo 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan ranks in the 90th 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 Ginkgo 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is South Carolina Federal Credit Union Employees 401(k) Plan in SC ($87M, 534 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ginkgo 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Savings Plan for Employees of Newmarket Corporation and Affiliates in VA (1,062 participants, $508M 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 263118890.

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.