401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Instem Life Science Systems 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$21M
Total assets Small plan by assets
132
Participants Small participant base
71st
Percentile by assets National rank
$161,520
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Instem Life Science Systems · Pennsylvania · Professional & Technical Services

$21M in assets, 132 participants

Instem Life Science Systems's Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan reported $21M in total assets and 132 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 71st 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.

  • #14,292 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan covers 132 participants in Pennsylvania, about 16% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $21M.

#14,292
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
-11.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$21,320,595 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 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. Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (132 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $24M in the plan year 2023 filing to $21M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 134 in the plan year 2023 filing to 132 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 232455169 · Instem Life Science Systems PY 2024 · 401(k)

Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan · $21M · 132 · 71st

  • EOY $21M
  • EOY 132
  • EOY 71st
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Lifeshare Network, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • EOY ind #14292

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 Pennsylvania →

Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$24M
Net Assets (End of Year)$21M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN232455169
Plan Effective Date1992-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Instem Life Science Systems)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Instem Life Science Systems plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$21M 11.635036525997743% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$21M$22M$23M$24M$25M 20232024 $24.1M $21.3M ▼ -11.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 1 134 $24M
2024 1 132 $21M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.021320595 · Participants: 132Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.687957793 · Participants: 90495Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanThe Cigna Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.20308608 · Participants: 63634The Cigna Group 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.084818612 · Participants: 18066The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.263366209 · Participants: 36150Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.189629 · Participants: 54604The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan
Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Lifeshare Network, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OK ($21M); by covered participants it is Oiwk 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in KY (132 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (132 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 Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.6% during 2024, from $24M to $21M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Instem Life Science Systems plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Instem Life Science Systems's sponsor-wide assets declined 11.6%, from $24M to $21M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lifeshare Network, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OK ($21M, 177 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Instem Life Science Systems N America Ltd. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Oiwk 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in KY (132 participants, N/A 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 232455169.

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.