Ionis Pharmaceuticals 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2025 filingIonis Pharmaceuticals 401(k) Plan · Plan 001 · EIN 33-0336973Updated Oct 2026

What Ionis Pharmaceuticals' 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2025 filing reports $11.8M in employer contributions, about $7,325 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2025 Form 5500 ↗
$243,206
Average account balance
1,628
Participants (end of year)
$390M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.02%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperFidelity Investments InstitutionalSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorJgd & Associates LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2025 medians for 266 defined-contribution plans in professional, scientific, and technical services with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals: employer contribution per participant$7,325
Peer median$2,664
Ionis Pharmaceuticals: average balance$243,206
Peer median$119,448
Ionis Pharmaceuticals: admin expenses ÷ assets0.02%
Peer median0.09%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $235M at the end of plan year 2021 to $390M at the end of plan year 2025.

$235M2021$195M2022$255M2023$316M2024$390M2025
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Ionis Pharmaceuticals plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20251,628$390M$11.8M$7,3250.02%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20241,434$316M$9.3M$6,6100.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20231,317$255M$7.6M$5,856<0.01%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20221,202$195M$6.1M$5,1980.02%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20211,012$235M$5.8M$5,7320.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Ionis Pharmaceuticals match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Ionis Pharmaceuticals 401(k) Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2025 filing reports $11.8M in employer contributions, about $7,325 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Ionis Pharmaceuticals 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Ionis Pharmaceuticals 401(k) Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Ionis Pharmaceuticals 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2025 filing is Fidelity Investments Institutional. The plan administrator is Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

I left Ionis Pharmaceuticals. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (760) 603-3848) or the recordkeeper, Fidelity Investments Institutional. The Ionis Pharmaceuticals old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Ionis Pharmaceuticals 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Ionis Pharmaceuticals filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024 and 2025) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Ionis Pharmaceuticals. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology