Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$81M
Total assets Below avg plan size
542
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$150,211
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Nylon Employees · Sponsored by Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing

$81M in assets, 542 participants

Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc.'s Pension Plan for Nylon Employees reported $81M in total assets and 542 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #17,977 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Pension Plan for Nylon Employees sits by assets

Pension Plan for Nylon Employees sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $81M for 542 participants (~$150,211/participant), down 26.0% in 2022.

#17,977
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-26.0%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $29M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pension Plan for Nylon Employees's outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan for Nylon Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$81,414,482 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

Pension Plan for Nylon Employees 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. Pension Plan for Nylon Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (542 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 270219853 · Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Nylon Employees · $81M · 542 · 92nd

  • NET $81M
  • BOOK 542
  • VS-ST 92nd
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Jenner & Block Cash Balance Plan
  • EBSA ind #17977

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 Texas →

Pension Plan for Nylon Employees in the asset neighbourhood

Electrical Workers Pension FundElectrical Workers Pension F…$81MJenner & Block Cash Balance PlanJenner & Block Cash Balance …$81MPension Plan for Nylon EmployeesPension Plan for Nylon Emplo…$81MTexas Gas Retirement Plan$81MYoung & Rubicam Inc. Career Cash Balance PlanYoung & Rubicam Inc. Career …$81M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pension Plan for Nylon Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$110M
Net Assets (End of Year)$81M
Net Income-$29M
Employer EIN270219853
Plan Effective Date2009-02-28
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$626M 15.873943640093405% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$550M$600M$650M 202220232024 $540M $626M ▲ +15.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,953 $540M
2023 2 2,993 $609M
2024 2 2,725 $626M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Pension Plan for Nylon Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan for Nylon Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.081414482 · Participants: 542Pension Plan for Nylon EmployeesAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.998144 · Participants: 119463AT&T Pension Benefit PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.642588618 · Participants: 12912Shell Pension PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.599 · Participants: 23661Exxonmobil Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.541187279 · Participants: 12815Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income PlanBp Retirement Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.371602289 · Participants: 9156Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan
Pension Plan for Nylon Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Pension Plan for Nylon Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pension Plan for Nylon Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Jenner & Block Cash Balance Plan in IL ($81M); by covered participants it is Wec Energy Group Retirement Plan for Pgl and Nsg in WI (542 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($81M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (542 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 Pension Plan for Nylon Employees assets move in 2022? ▼
Pension Plan for Nylon Employees declined sharply - down 26.0% during 2022, from $110M to $81M. Reported net income was -$29M.
How have Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 15.9%, from $540M to $626M.
Where does Pension Plan for Nylon Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pension Plan for Nylon Employees ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Pension Plan for Nylon Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Jenner & Block Cash Balance Plan in IL ($81M, 141 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Plan for Nylon Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Wec Energy Group Retirement Plan for Pgl and Nsg in WI (542 participants, $320M 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 270219853.

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.