401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$525M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,505
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$209,381
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ascend Savings & Investment Plan · Sponsored by Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing

$525M in assets, 2,505 participants

Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc.'s Ascend Savings & Investment Plan reported $525M in total assets and 2,505 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.

  • #17,967 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Ascend Savings & Investment Plan covers 2,505 participants in Texas, 3.6x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $525M.

#17,967
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+14.4%
assets growth YoY
5.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ascend Savings & Investment Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ascend Savings & Investment Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$524,500,040 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

Ascend Savings & Investment 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. Ascend Savings & Investment Plan lands in the large band (2,505 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ascend Savings & Investment Plan reported net income rose from -$61M in the plan year 2022 filing to $66M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ascend Savings & Investment Plan end-of-year assets rose from $458M in the plan year 2022 filing to $525M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ascend Savings & Investment Plan reported participants rose from 2,411 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,505 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 270219853 · Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ascend Savings & Investment Plan · $525M · 2,505 · 97th

  • TYPE $525M
  • TYPE 2,505
  • TYPE 97th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Jackson Lewis P.C. Retirement Savings Plan
  • TYPE ind #17967

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 →

Ascend Savings & Investment Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Albany Medical Center 403 (B) PlanAlbany Medical Center 403 (B…$526MCno 401(k) Plan$526MEmployers Mutual Casualty Company 401(k) Savings PlanEmployers Mutual Casualty Co…$525MAscend Savings & Investment PlanAscend Savings & Investment …$525MJackson Lewis P.C. Retirement Savings PlanJackson Lewis P.C. Retiremen…$524M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ascend Savings & Investment Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$458M
Net Assets (End of Year)$525M
Net Income$66M
Employer EIN270219853
Plan Effective Date2009-11-01
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 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Ascend Savings & Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Ascend Savings & Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.52450004 · Participants: 2505Ascend Savings & Investment PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.012012 · Participants: 119854AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.917 · Participants: 23477Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.496476432 · Participants: 41679Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.680189879 · Participants: 88792American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.529835 · Participants: 45686Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Ascend Savings & Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Ascend Savings & Investment Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ascend Savings & Investment Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Jackson Lewis P.C. Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($524M); by covered participants it is Myriad Genetics, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in UT (2,506 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($525M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,505 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 Ascend Savings & Investment Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ascend Savings & Investment Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.4% during 2023, from $458M to $525M. Reported net income was $66M.
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 Ascend Savings & Investment Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ascend Savings & Investment 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 Ascend Savings & Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Jackson Lewis P.C. Retirement Savings Plan in NY ($524M, 1,436 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ascend Savings & Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Myriad Genetics, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in UT (2,506 participants, $390M 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 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.