401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

NATERA 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$217M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,893
Participants Above avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$75,013
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Natera 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by NATERA · California · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$217M in assets, 2,893 participants

NATERA's Natera 401(k) Plan reported $217M in total assets and 2,893 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #16,908 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in California

Natera 401(k) Plan covers 2,893 participants in California, 4.6x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $217M.

#16,908
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+44.6%
assets growth YoY
2.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

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

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

$217,011,757 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Natera 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. Natera 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (2,893 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Natera 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $67M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Natera 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $150M in the plan year 2022 filing to $217M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Natera 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 2,684 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,893 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 010894487 · NATERA PY 2023 · 401(k)

Natera 401(k) Plan · $217M · 2,893 · 95th

  • PCT $217M
  • PCT 2,893
  • PCT 95th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Cort 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • PCT ind #16908

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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Natera 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Flint Hills Resources Union Employees 401(k) PlanFlint Hills Resources Union …$217MGei Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanGei Profit Sharing and 401(k…$217MNatera 401(k) Plan$217MCort 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanCort 401(k) Retirement Savin…$217MFirst Command Financial Planning, Inc. 401(k)-Employee Stock Ownership PlanFirst Command Financial Plan…$217M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Natera 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$150M
Net Assets (End of Year)$217M
Net Income$67M
Employer EIN010894487
Plan Effective Date2007-08-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (NATERA)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All NATERA plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$301M 100.89797023517038% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$150M$200M$250M$300M$350M 202220232024 $150M $301M ▲ +100.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,684 $150M
2023 1 2,893 $217M
2024 1 3,256 $301M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Natera 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Natera 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.217011757 · Participants: 2893Natera 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
Natera 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Natera 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cort 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in VA ($217M); by covered participants it is Howmet Aerospace Salaried Retirement Savings Plan in PA (2,895 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,893 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 Natera 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Natera 401(k) Plan surged - up 44.6% during 2023, from $150M to $217M. Reported net income was $67M.
How have NATERA plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), NATERA's sponsor-wide assets grew 100.9%, from $150M to $301M.
Where does Natera 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Natera 401(k) Plan ranks in the 95th 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 Natera 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cort 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in VA ($217M, 1,975 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Natera 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Howmet Aerospace Salaried Retirement Savings Plan in PA (2,895 participants, $988M 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 010894487.

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.