401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Zymergen Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$34M
Total assets Below avg plan size
178
Participants Small participant base
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$188,805
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust · Sponsored by Zymergen Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$34M in assets, 178 participants

Zymergen Inc.'s Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust reported $34M in total assets and 178 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #13,661 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in California

Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust covers 178 participants in California, about 28% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $34M.

#13,661
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+0.6%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust's outsized position by total assets

Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$33,607,294 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust 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. Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (178 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $184K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust reported participants fell from 505 in the plan year 2022 filing to 178 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust end-of-year assets rose from $33M in the plan year 2022 filing to $34M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 462942439 · Zymergen Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust · $34M · 178 · 81st

  • BOY $34M
  • SCH 178
  • EBSA 81st
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Seaward Marine Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • NET ind #13661

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 →

Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust in the asset neighbourhood

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

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$33M
Net Assets (End of Year)$34M
Net Income$184K
Employer EIN462942439
Plan Effective Date2014-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Zymergen Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Zymergen Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$34M 0.5516514477671547% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$33.4M$33.5M$33.6M$33.7M 20222023 $33.4M $33.6M ▲ +0.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 505 $33M
2023 2 278 $34M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.033607294 · Participants: 178Zymergen Inc. Retirement TrustWells 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
Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Seaward Marine Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA ($34M); by covered participants it is Chantecaille Beaute Inc 401 K Profit Sharing Plan Trust in NY (178 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($34M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (178 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 Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust assets move in 2023? ▼
Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust held essentially flat - up 0.6% during 2023, from $33M to $34M. Reported net income was $184K.
How have Zymergen Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Zymergen Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 0.6%, from $33M to $34M.
Where does Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust ranks in the 81st 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 Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Seaward Marine Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA ($34M, 136 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Zymergen Inc. Retirement Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Chantecaille Beaute Inc 401 K Profit Sharing Plan Trust in NY (178 participants, N/A 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 462942439.

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.