401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$124M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,648
Participants Near avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$75,161
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ds Smith North America · Georgia · Manufacturing

$124M in assets, 1,648 participants

Ds Smith North America's Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan reported $124M in total assets and 1,648 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #15,608 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $124M for 1,648 participants (~$75,161/participant), up 7.4% in 2024.

#15,608
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+7.4%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$123,864,802 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,648 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $17M in the plan year 2023 filing to $9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $115M in the plan year 2023 filing to $124M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,636 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,648 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 311042663 · Ds Smith North America PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan · $124M · 1,648 · 92nd

  • EBSA $124M
  • EBSA 1,648
  • EBSA 92nd
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Groupon, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan
  • EBSA ind #15608

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 Georgia →

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Anduril Industries 401(k) PlanAnduril Industries 401(k) Pl…$124MWsb & Associates, Inc. 401(k) New Comparability Plan and TrustWsb & Associates, Inc. 401(k…$124MTaiho Oncology 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanTaiho Oncology 401(k) Profit…$124MDs Smith North America 401(k) PlanDs Smith North America 401(k…$124MGroupon, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanGroupon, Inc. 401(k) Savings…$124M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$115M
Net Assets (End of Year)$124M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN311042663
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ds Smith North America)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ds Smith North America plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$124M 25.959872404118112% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$90M$100M$110M$120M$130M 202220232024 $98.3M $124M ▲ +26.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,659 $98M
2023 1 1,636 $115M
2024 1 1,648 $124M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Georgia

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

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.123864802 · Participants: 1648Ds Smith North America 401(k) PlanThe Teamster - UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.309174243 · Participants: 452126The Teamster - UPS National 401(k) Tax Deferred Savings PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.985170319 · Participants: 89836Delta 401(k) Retirement PlanDelta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots, Total assets ($B): 15.928334925 · Participants: 14473Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for PilotsUPS 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.192071511 · Participants: 95250UPS 401(k) Savings PlanThe Home Depot Futurebuilder, Total assets ($B): 14.149677171 · Participants: 398464The Home Depot Futurebuilder
Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Groupon, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in IL ($124M); by covered participants it is Team Rehabilitation 401(k) Plan in MI (1,648 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($124M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,648 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 Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.4% during 2024, from $115M to $124M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Ds Smith North America plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ds Smith North America's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.0%, from $98M to $124M.
Where does Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan ranks in the 92nd 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 Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Groupon, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in IL ($124M, 388 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ds Smith North America 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Team Rehabilitation 401(k) Plan in MI (1,648 participants, $77M 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 311042663.

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.