401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$33M
Total assets Below avg plan size
126
Participants Small participant base
79th
Percentile by assets National rank
$263,124
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Heron Therapeutics, Inc. · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$33M in assets, 126 participants

Heron Therapeutics, Inc.'s Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $33M in total assets and 126 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 79th 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.

  • #12,568 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 126 participants in North Carolina, about 15% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $33M.

#12,568
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-2.6%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $876K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$33,153,649 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 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. Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (126 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$876K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 203 in the plan year 2023 filing to 126 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $34M in the plan year 2023 filing to $33M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 942875566 · Heron Therapeutics, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $33M · 126 · 79th

  • VS-ST $33M
  • VS-ST 126
  • VS-ST 79th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near J. Knipper and Company, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan
  • VS-ST ind #12568

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 North Carolina →

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Hines Corporation 401(k) Plan$33MHeron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) PlanHeron Therapeutics, Inc. 401…$33MJ. Knipper and Company, Inc. Profit Sharing PlanJ. Knipper and Company, Inc.…$33MYusen Savings & Retirement PlanYusen Savings & Retirement P…$33MAmg National 401(k) Plan$33M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$34M
Net Assets (End of Year)$33M
Net Income-$876K
Employer EIN942875566
Plan Effective Date1986-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Heron Therapeutics, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Heron Therapeutics, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$33M 5.423950174906589% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$31M$32M$33M$34M$35M 202220232024 $31.5M $33.2M ▲ +5.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 302 $31M
2023 1 203 $34M
2024 1 126 $33M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.033153649 · Participants: 126Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 62.902405616 · Participants: 168963The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.316486587 · Participants: 39468Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.269744 · Participants: 27341Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanNucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.349291649 · Participants: 27070Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.231001739 · Participants: 52699Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is J. Knipper and Company, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in NJ ($33M); by covered participants it is Anesthesia Consultants of Indianapolis, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in IN (126 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($33M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (126 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 Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan edged down modestly - down 2.6% during 2024, from $34M to $33M. Reported net income was -$876K.
How have Heron Therapeutics, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Heron Therapeutics, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 5.4%, from $31M to $33M.
Where does Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 79th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is J. Knipper and Company, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in NJ ($33M, 1,238 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Anesthesia Consultants of Indianapolis, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in IN (126 participants, $105M 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 942875566.

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.