401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$41M
Total assets Below avg plan size
257
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$160,262
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. · Massachusetts · Professional & Technical Services

$41M in assets, 257 participants

Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc.'s Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $41M in total assets and 257 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #16,608 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 257 participants in Massachusetts, about 39% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $41M.

#16,608
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+31.2%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$41,187,243 Top 18% higher than 82% of 123,620 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 2024

Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (257 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $31M in the plan year 2023 filing to $41M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 246 in the plan year 2023 filing to 257 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 271038236 · Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $41M · 257 · 82nd

  • RANK $41M
  • RANK 257
  • RANK 82nd
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near M&q Packaging LLC 401(k)
  • RANK ind #16608

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$31M
Net Assets (End of Year)$41M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN271038236
Plan Effective Date2017-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$41M 76.42981866092755% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$30M$40M$50M 202220232024 $23.3M $41.2M ▲ +76.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 233 $23M
2023 1 246 $31M
2024 1 257 $41M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.041187243 · Participants: 257Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.201609937 · Participants: 66907Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.352606499 · Participants: 34618Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.720373045 · Participants: 14762Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.775289067 · Participants: 20639Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanState Street Salary Savings Program, Total assets ($B): 6.532301643 · Participants: 12777State Street Salary Savings Program
Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is M&q Packaging LLC 401(k) in PA ($41M); by covered participants it is Tonoga, Inc. Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan in NY (257 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (257 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 31.2% during 2024, from $31M to $41M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 76.4%, from $23M to $41M.
Where does Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 82nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is M&q Packaging LLC 401(k) in PA ($41M, 520 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tonoga, Inc. Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan in NY (257 participants, $33M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 271038236.

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.