401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$132M
Total assets
1,193
Participants
92nd
Percentile by assets
$110,729
Avg per participant
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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.

  • 92nd percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #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.

$132M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
1,193
covered participants
92nd
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$110,729
avg assets per participant

Where Ginkgo 401(k) Plan sits 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

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

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.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State
Massachusetts
Industry
Manufacturing

Ginkgo 401(k) Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Ginkgo 401(k) Plan outranks 92% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 1.3x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$87M
Net Assets (End of Year)$132M
Net Income$12M
Employer EIN263118890
Plan Effective Date2016-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.)

$0M$50M$100M$150M 202220232024 $50.7M $132M ▲ +160.3%
Total plan assets by year, all Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. plans on file
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.

Ginkgo 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Ginkgo 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.132099962 · Participants: 1193Ginkgo 401(k) PlanFidelity Retirement …, Total assets ($B): 34.201609937 · Participants: 66907Fidelity Retirement …Liberty Mutual 401(k…, Total assets ($B): 11.352606499 · Participants: 34618Liberty Mutual 401(k…Massachusetts Instit…, Total assets ($B): 7.720373045 · Participants: 14762Massachusetts Instit…Boston Scientific Co…, Total assets ($B): 6.775289067 · Participants: 20639Boston Scientific Co…State Street Salary …, Total assets ($B): 6.532301643 · Participants: 12777State Street Salary …
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ginkgo 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ginkgo 401(k) Plan surged - up 52.6% during 2024, from $87M to $132M. Reported net income was $12M.
How have Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 160.4%, from $51M to $132M.
Where does Ginkgo 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ginkgo 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 Ginkgo 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Shepherd 401(k) Plan in OH ($132M, 488 participants).

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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 263118890.

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.