401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ahlstrom USA Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$497M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,471
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$201,186
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ahlstrom USA Inc. · Connecticut · Manufacturing

$497M in assets, 2,471 participants

Ahlstrom USA Inc.'s Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan reported $497M in total assets and 2,471 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #17,926 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Connecticut

Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan covers 2,471 participants in Connecticut, 3.4x the typical Connecticut plan (state average ~718 per filing). Assets: $497M.

#17,926
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+15.7%
assets growth YoY
5.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$497,131,231 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,471 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$118M in the plan year 2022 filing to $68M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $430M in the plan year 2022 filing to $497M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 133509370 · Ahlstrom USA Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan · $497M · 2,471 · 97th

  • 5500 $497M
  • 5500 2,471
  • 5500 97th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Cooperatieve Rabobank U.a. 401(k) Savings Plan
  • 5500 ind #17926

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 Connecticut →

Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Hunter Douglas, Inc. Employee Savings 401(k) PlanHunter Douglas, Inc. Employe…$498MVerisign, Inc. 401(k) Plan$498MCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Tax Opportunity Plan for Savings (Plan B)Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hami…$497MCooperatieve Rabobank U.a. 401(k) Savings PlanCooperatieve Rabobank U.a. 4…$497MAhlstrom Retirement Savings PlanAhlstrom Retirement Savings …$497M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Connecticut filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$430M
Net Assets (End of Year)$497M
Net Income$68M
Employer EIN133509370
Plan Effective Date2004-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ahlstrom USA Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ahlstrom USA Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$630M 22.452398005737685% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$550M$600M$650M 202220232024 $514M $630M ▲ +22.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,558 $514M
2023 2 2,548 $581M
2024 2 2,570 $630M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Connecticut

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

Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.497131231 · Participants: 2471Ahlstrom Retirement Savings PlanRtx Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 52.759784 · Participants: 123037Rtx Savings PlanCiti Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 20.653030659 · Participants: 77865Citi Retirement Savings PlanThe Hartford Investment and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.478512 · Participants: 18377The Hartford Investment and Savings PlanXerox Corporation Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.948866 · Participants: 10291Xerox Corporation Savings PlanEversource 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.751712453 · Participants: 9504Eversource 401(k) Plan
Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Connecticut, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cooperatieve Rabobank U.a. 401(k) Savings Plan in NY ($497M); by covered participants it is Hostess Brands, LLC 401(k) Plan in KS (2,471 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,471 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 Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 15.7% during 2023, from $430M to $497M. Reported net income was $68M.
How have Ahlstrom USA Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ahlstrom USA Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.5%, from $514M to $630M.
Where does Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cooperatieve Rabobank U.a. 401(k) Savings Plan in NY ($497M, 1,496 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ahlstrom Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hostess Brands, LLC 401(k) Plan in KS (2,471 participants, $74M 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 133509370.

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.