401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$259M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,224
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$211,757
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Exelixis, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$259M in assets, 1,224 participants

Exelixis, Inc.'s Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $259M in total assets and 1,224 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #17,446 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $259M for 1,224 participants (~$211,757/participant), up 44.1% in 2023.

#17,446
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+44.1%
assets growth YoY
2.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$259,190,900 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Exelixis, Inc. 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. Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,224 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$16M in the plan year 2022 filing to $79M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $180M in the plan year 2022 filing to $259M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 953 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,224 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 043257395 · Exelixis, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $259M · 1,224 · 96th

  • VS-ST $259M
  • BOY 1,224
  • SCH 96th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers Employees' 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • TYPE ind #17446

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 →

Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Exelixis, Inc. 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)$180M
Net Assets (End of Year)$259M
Net Income$79M
Employer EIN043257395
Plan Effective Date1998-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Exelixis, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Exelixis, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$319M 77.33768658521356% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M$300M$350M 202220232024 $180M $319M ▲ +77.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 953 $180M
2023 1 1,224 $259M
2024 1 1,308 $319M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.2591909 · Participants: 1224Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) 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
Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers Employees' 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in IL ($259M); by covered participants it is Lily Transportation Corp. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MA (1,224 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,224 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 Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 44.1% during 2023, from $180M to $259M. Reported net income was $79M.
How have Exelixis, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Exelixis, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 77.3%, from $180M to $319M.
Where does Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers Employees' 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in IL ($259M, 3,165 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Exelixis, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lily Transportation Corp. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in MA (1,224 participants, $26M 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 043257395.

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.