401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Micromass Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$7M
Total assets Small plan by assets
106
Participants Small participant base
59th
Percentile by assets National rank
$69,555
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ashfield 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Micromass Communications, Inc. · North Carolina · Professional & Technical Services

$7M in assets, 106 participants

Micromass Communications, Inc.'s Ashfield 401(k) Plan reported $7M in total assets and 106 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 59th 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.

  • #12,227 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Ashfield 401(k) Plan covers 106 participants in North Carolina, about 13% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $7M.

#12,227
in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
-3.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $286K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ashfield 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Ashfield 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$7,372,801 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

Ashfield 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ashfield 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (106 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 561858635 · Micromass Communications, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Ashfield 401(k) Plan · $7M · 106 · 59th

  • ASSETS $7M
  • ASSETS 106
  • ASSETS 59th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Our Community Credit Union 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #12227

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

Ashfield 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ashfield 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$7M
Net Income-$286K
Employer EIN561858635
Plan Effective Date1995-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Micromass Communications, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Micromass Communications, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3K 99.95747884691313% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$0M$5M$10M 20222023 $7.37M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 106 $7M
2023 1 205 $3K

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

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

Ashfield 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ashfield 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.007372801 · Participants: 106Ashfield 401(k) PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 47.134026012 · Participants: 169036The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.565715066 · Participants: 39007Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.364902 · Participants: 27731Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.965353965 · Participants: 51871Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanLowes 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.355936526 · Participants: 284864Lowes 401(k) Plan
Ashfield 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Ashfield 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ashfield 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Our Community Credit Union 401(k) Plan in WA ($7M); by covered participants it is Dash Financial Technologies LLC 401(k) Plan in NJ (106 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (106 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 Ashfield 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Ashfield 401(k) Plan edged down modestly - down 3.7% during 2022, from $8M to $7M. Reported net income was -$286K.
How have Micromass Communications, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Micromass Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 100.0%, from $7M to $3K.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ashfield 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Our Community Credit Union 401(k) Plan in WA ($7M, 81 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ashfield 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dash Financial Technologies LLC 401(k) Plan in NJ (106 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 561858635.

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.