401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ascend Technologies, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 285
Participants Below avg headcount: 57th
Percentile by assets National rank: $31,951
Avg per participant Low balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Ascend Technologies 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ascend Technologies, LLC · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$9M in assets, 285 participants

Ascend Technologies, LLC's Ascend Technologies 401(k) Plan reported $9M in total assets and 285 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 57th 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.

#11,181 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Ascend Technologies 401(k) Plan covers 285 participants in Illinois, about 37% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $9M.

#11,181
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers): +33.0%
assets growth YoY

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

Ascend Technologies 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,106,077 Top 43% higher than 57% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ascend Technologies 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (285 participants).

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Ascend Technologies 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$906K in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Ascend Technologies 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Ascend Technologies 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 294 in the plan year 2022 filing to 285 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 843811689 · Ascend Technologies, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ascend Technologies 401(k) Plan · $9M · 285 · 57th

VS-ST $9M
BOY 285
SCH 57th
EBSA 401(k)
PART near Korbyt 401(k) Plan
TYPE ind #11181

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 Illinois →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ascend Technologies 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$7M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$9M
Net Income	$2M
Employer EIN	843811689
Plan Effective Date	2020-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ascend Technologies, LLC)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $9M 36.34716321649957% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	294	$7M
2023	1	285	$9M
2024	1	258	$9M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Ascend Technologies 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan $17.6B · 69,974
State Farm 401(k) Savings Plan $16.9B · 60,246
Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan $14.5B · 38,012
United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan $14.4B · 14,959
Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan $13.4B · 235,331

Compare Ascend Technologies 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Korbyt 401(k) Plan in TX ($9M); by covered participants it is Don Miller 401(k) Plan in WI (285 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($9M here).

Korbyt 401(k) Plan (TX) $9M · 59
Underwood Fruit and Warehouse Retirement Savings Plan (WA) $9M · 868
Montgomery Automotive Dealerships, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (KY) $9M · 245
W.C. Tingle Company 401(k) Plan (MO) $9M · 98

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (285 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Don Miller 401(k) Plan (WI) 285 · 0 off
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Nd/Sd Union 401(k) Plan (ND) 285 · 0 off
Posit Software 401(k) Plan (MA) 285 · 0 off
Fiba Tech 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (MA) 285 · 0 off

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 Technologies 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Ascend Technologies 401(k) Plan surged - up 33.0% during 2023, from $7M to $9M. Reported net income was $2M.

How have Ascend Technologies, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ascend Technologies, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 36.3%, from $7M to $9M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ascend Technologies 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Korbyt 401(k) Plan in TX ($9M, 59 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ascend Technologies 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Don Miller 401(k) Plan in WI (285 participants, $6M 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 843811689.