401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $132M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 1,193
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 92nd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $110,729
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Ginkgo 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing
$132M in assets, 1,193 participants
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.'s Ginkgo 401(k) Plan reported $132M in total assets and 1,193 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.
- #15,716 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
Where Ginkgo 401(k) Plan sits by assets
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $132M for 1,193 participants (~$110,729/participant), up 52.6% in 2024.
- #15,716
- in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
- +52.6%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.3×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$132,099,962 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Ginkgo 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. Ginkgo 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,193 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Ginkgo 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $36M in the plan year 2023 filing to $12M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Ginkgo 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $87M in the plan year 2023 filing to $132M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Ginkgo 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,062 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,193 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 263118890 · Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan · $132M · 1,193 · 92nd
- EIN $132M
- EIN 1,193
- EIN 92nd
- EIN 401(k)
- EIN near The Shepherd 401(k) Plan
- EIN ind #15716
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 →
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2024)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $87M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $132M |
| Net Income | $12M |
| Employer EIN | 263118890 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2016-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $132M 160.35054229890463% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 645 | $51M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,062 | $87M |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,193 | $132M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Fidelity Retirement Savings Plan $34.2B · 66,907
- Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan $11.4B · 34,618
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan $7.7B · 14,762
- Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan $6.8B · 20,639
- State Street Salary Savings Program $6.5B · 12,777
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Shepherd 401(k) Plan in OH ($132M); by covered participants it is Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan in OR (1,193 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($132M here).
- The Shepherd 401(k) Plan (OH) $132M · 488
- Hawaiian Telcom 401(k) Plan for Hourly Employees (HI) $132M · 570
- Pcb Piezotronics and Affiliated Companies Retirement Savings Plan (NY) $132M · 1,440
- The Dentists' Guild Retirement Program Pep (IA) $132M · N/A
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,193 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Northwest Natural Gas Company Retirement K Savings Plan (OR) 1,193 · 0 off
- Inari Medical, Inc. 401(k) Plan (CA) 1,193 · 0 off
- Dtsv Group 401(k) Plan (VA) 1,193 · 0 off
- Ssoe, Inc. Profit Sharing and Savings Plan and Trust (OH) 1,193 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.