401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$48M
Total assets Below avg plan size
315
Participants Below avg headcount
84th
Percentile by assets National rank
$151,923
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Vericel Corporation · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$48M in assets, 315 participants

Vericel Corporation's Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan reported $48M in total assets and 315 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 84th 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.

  • #13,642 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan covers 315 participants in Massachusetts, about 48% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $48M.

#13,642
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+27.7%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$47,855,861 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Vericel Corporation 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. Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (315 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $37M in the plan year 2023 filing to $48M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 303 in the plan year 2023 filing to 315 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 943096597 · Vericel Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan · $48M · 315 · 84th

  • VS-ST $48M
  • BOY 315
  • SCH 84th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Gm Nameplate, Inc. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #13642

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 Massachusetts →

Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$37M
Net Assets (End of Year)$48M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN943096597
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Vericel Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Vericel Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$48M 68.00267493501357% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$30M$40M$50M 202220232024 $28.5M $47.9M ▲ +68.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 273 $28M
2023 1 303 $37M
2024 1 315 $48M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.047855861 · Participants: 315Vericel Corporation 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
Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Gm Nameplate, Inc. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in FL ($48M); by covered participants it is Child Crisis Arizona 401(k) Plan in AZ (315 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (315 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 Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 27.7% during 2024, from $37M to $48M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Vericel Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Vericel Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 68.0%, from $28M to $48M.
Where does Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan ranks in the 84th 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 Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Gm Nameplate, Inc. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in FL ($48M, 525 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Vericel Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Child Crisis Arizona 401(k) Plan in AZ (315 participants, $11M 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 943096597.

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.