401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Carl Zeiss Meditec Production, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$74K
Total assets Small plan by assets: N/A
Participants Small participant base: 5th
Percentile by assets National rank

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Official DOL plan name: Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Carl Zeiss Meditec Production, LLC · California · Manufacturing

$74K in assets, N/A participants

Carl Zeiss Meditec Production, LLC's Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $74K in total assets and N/A participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 5th 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.

#320 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Carl Zeiss Meditec Production, LLC multi-year trail

Carl Zeiss Meditec Production, LLC's plans moved -16.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan at $74K / N/A participants.

#320
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers): -7.5%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $6K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$73,760 5th percentile higher than 5% of 123,620 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Filed plans by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.

Micro (1-10) 33,766 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 26,107 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 54,251 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,349 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,399 filings (1%)

Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$8K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$6K in the plan year 2024 filing.
Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets fell from $80K in the plan year 2023 filing to $74K in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 820721478 · Carl Zeiss Meditec Production, LLC PY 2024 · 401(k)

Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $74K · N/A · 5th

BOOK $74K
BOOK N/A
BOOK 5th
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BOOK near Bismillah Fourteen 401(k)
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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 California →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Carl Zeiss Meditec Production, LLC multi-year asset trail

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $74K 15.998542274052477% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	N/A	$88K
2023	1	N/A	$80K
2024	1	N/A	$74K

Carl Zeiss Meditec Production, LLC filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$80K
Net Assets (End of Year)	$74K
Net Income	-$6K
Employer EIN	820721478
Plan Effective Date	1998-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Google LLC 401(k) Savings Plan $48.7B · 116,712
Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan $31.0B · 58,962
Intel 401(k) Savings Plan $24.9B · 55,298
Apple 401(k) Plan $24.7B · 101,450
Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan $22.7B · 40,452

Compare Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's closest out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by end-of-year assets is Bismillah Fourteen 401(k) in NH at $74K (this filing: $74K).

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($74K here).

Bismillah Fourteen 401(k) (NH) $74K · 1
Adventure and Repose, Inc. 401(k) Plan (WA) $74K · 4
M & J Beverage Solutions, Inc. 401(k) Plan (NY) $74K · 1
Asilea Green Corp. 401(k) Plan (DE) $74K · 1

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 Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan pulled back noticeably - down 7.5% during 2024, from $80K to $74K. Reported net income was -$6K.

How have Carl Zeiss Meditec Production, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Carl Zeiss Meditec Production, LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 16.0%, from $88K to $74K.

Where does Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 5th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Aaren Scientific Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bismillah Fourteen 401(k) in NH ($74K, 1 participant).

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 820721478.