401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$139M
Total assets Near avg plan size
521
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$267,164
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by New England Biolabs, Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$139M in assets, 521 participants

New England Biolabs, Inc.'s New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $139M in total assets and 521 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #16,767 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $139M for 521 participants (~$267,164/participant), down 2.0% in 2023.

#16,767
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-2.0%
assets change YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$139,192,292 Top 7% higher than 93% of 127,068 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 2023

New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (521 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $142M in the plan year 2022 filing to $139M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 527 in the plan year 2022 filing to 521 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 042631963 · New England Biolabs, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $139M · 521 · 93rd

  • IND $139M
  • EOY 521
  • 5500 93rd
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near Kaseya 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • EIN ind #16767

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 →

New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$142M
Net Assets (End of Year)$139M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN042631963
Plan Effective Date1991-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (New England Biolabs, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All New England Biolabs, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$408M 24.56464344617895% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $540M $408M ▼ -24.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,299 $540M
2023 3 1,261 $439M
2024 3 1,410 $408M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.139192292 · Participants: 521New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.649852331 · Participants: 62289Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.556596852 · Participants: 37052Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.829912863 · Participants: 14094Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.786107181 · Participants: 19881Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.779286156 · Participants: 19120Philips North America 401(k) Plan
New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Kaseya 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in FL ($139M); by covered participants it is Healey Brothers, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY (521 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($139M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (521 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan edged down modestly - down 2.0% during 2023, from $142M to $139M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have New England Biolabs, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), New England Biolabs, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 24.6%, from $540M to $408M.
Where does New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kaseya 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in FL ($139M, 1,285 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to New England Biolabs, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Healey Brothers, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY (521 participants, $39M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 042631963.

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.