401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$144M
Total assets Near avg plan size
134
Participants Small participant base
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Nektar Therapeutics · California · Professional & Technical Services

$144M in assets, 134 participants

Nektar Therapeutics's Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan reported $144M in total assets and 134 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #18,939 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in California

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan covers 134 participants in California, about 21% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $144M.

#18,939
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+7.4%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$143,546,704 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Nektar Therapeutics 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. Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (134 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 212 in the plan year 2023 filing to 134 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $13M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $134M in the plan year 2023 filing to $144M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 943134940 · Nektar Therapeutics PY 2024 · 401(k)

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan · $144M · 134 · 93rd

  • SCH $144M
  • SCH 134
  • SCH 93rd
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Symplr 401(k) Plan and Trust
  • SCH ind #18939

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 California →

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Maa 401(k) Savings Plan$144MFcp Retirement Plan$144MSymplr 401(k) Plan and Trust$144MNektar Therapeutics 401(k) PlanNektar Therapeutics 401(k) P…$144MSixth Street Retirement Plan$143M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$134M
Net Assets (End of Year)$144M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN943134940
Plan Effective Date1994-02-15
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nektar Therapeutics)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nektar Therapeutics plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$144M 18.961140672843747% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$110M$120M$130M$140M$150M 202220232024 $121M $144M ▲ +19.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 661 $121M
2023 1 212 $134M
2024 1 134 $144M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.143546704 · Participants: 134Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Symplr 401(k) Plan and Trust in TX ($144M); by covered participants it is Whalar 401(k) Plan in NY (134 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($144M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (134 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 Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.4% during 2024, from $134M to $144M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Nektar Therapeutics plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nektar Therapeutics's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.0%, from $121M to $144M.
Where does Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Symplr 401(k) Plan and Trust in TX ($144M, 1,581 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nektar Therapeutics 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Whalar 401(k) Plan in NY (134 participants, $6M 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 943134940.

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.