401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Ashland Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
89
Participants Small participant base
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$225,409
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ashland Inc. · Delaware · Wholesale Trade

$20M in assets, 89 participants

Ashland Inc.'s Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan reported $20M in total assets and 89 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #5,123 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Where Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan sits by assets

Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $20M for 89 participants (~$225,409/participant), down 13.8% in 2022.

#5,123
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-13.8%
assets change YoY
0.2×
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.

Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$20,061,418 Top 23% higher than 77% of 139,123 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 2022

Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan is a small filing (89 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 812587835 · Ashland Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan · $20M · 89 · 77th

  • NET $20M
  • BOOK 89
  • VS-ST 77th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Miller Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #5123

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Delaware →

Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ashland Union Employee Savings PlanAshland Union Employee Savin…$20MMiller Products, Inc. 401(k) PlanMiller Products, Inc. 401(k)…$20MSouth Plains Implement, Ltd 401(k) PlanSouth Plains Implement, Ltd …$20MAldevron Retirement Savings PlanAldevron Retirement Savings …$20MThe Hanor Company of Wisconsin, LLC 401(k) PlanThe Hanor Company of Wiscons…$20M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN812587835
Plan Effective Date1963-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ashland Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ashland Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.4B 9.617593407394251% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.25B$1.3B$1.35B$1.4B$1.45B 202220232024 $1.27B $1.39B ▲ +9.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 2,059 $1.3B
2023 3 1,799 $1.3B
2024 3 1,557 $1.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Delaware

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

Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Delaware, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.020061418 · Participants: 89Ashland Union Employee Savings PlanRetirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.556844337 · Participants: 9866Retirement Savings PlanAstrazeneca Savings and Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.080434696 · Participants: 13301Astrazeneca Savings and Security PlanDupont Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.963536374 · Participants: 11033Dupont Retirement Savings PlanWl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.437172534 · Participants: 7952Wl Gore & Associates, Inc. 401(k) PlanAshland Employee Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.201689819 · Participants: 1887Ashland Employee Savings Plan
Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Delaware, assets vs. participants
Compare Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Delaware, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Miller Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan in OH ($20M); by covered participants it is Timberline Hospitalities, LLC Pension Plan in WY (89 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($20M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (89 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.8% during 2022, from $23M to $20M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Ashland Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ashland Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 9.6%, from $1.3B to $1.4B.
Where does Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan ranks in the 77th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Miller Products, Inc. 401(k) Plan in OH ($20M, 296 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ashland Union Employee Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Timberline Hospitalities, LLC Pension Plan in WY (89 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 812587835.

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.