Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$85M
Total assets Below avg plan size
488
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$173,623
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

$85M in assets, 488 participants

Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc.'s Pension Plan for Nylon Employees reported $85M in total assets and 488 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #15,961 in Manufacturing (18,722 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, $85M for 488 participants (~$173,623/participant), up 4.1% in 2023.

#15,961
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+4.1%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$84,727,912 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Pension Plan for Nylon Employees 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. Pension Plan for Nylon Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (488 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Pension Plan for Nylon Employees reported net income rose from -$29M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Nylon Employees reported participants fell from 542 in the plan year 2022 filing to 488 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Nylon Employees end-of-year assets rose from $81M in the plan year 2022 filing to $85M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 270219853 · Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Nylon Employees · $85M · 488 · 90th

  • EBSA $85M
  • EBSA 488
  • EBSA 90th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Belden Pension Plan
  • EBSA ind #15961

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

Belden Pension Plan$85MPension Plan for Nylon EmployeesPension Plan for Nylon Emplo…$85MFulton Financial Affiliates Defined Benefit Pension PlanFulton Financial Affiliates …$85MTompkins Financial Corporation Retirement PlanTompkins Financial Corporati…$85MIntrust Financial Corporation Employees' Retirement PlanIntrust Financial Corporatio…$85M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pension Plan for Nylon Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$81M
Net Assets (End of Year)$85M
Net Income$3M
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 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan for Nylon Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.084727912 · Participants: 488Pension Plan for Nylon EmployeesAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 30.018512 · Participants: 107859AT&T Pension Benefit PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.133347097 · Participants: 12215Shell Pension PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.015 · Participants: 22551Exxonmobil Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.803014695 · Participants: 12138Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income PlanBp Retirement Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.493677099 · Participants: 9360Bp 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 Belden Pension Plan in MO ($85M); by covered participants it is Quad/Graphics Printing Pension Plan in CT (488 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (488 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 Pension Plan for Nylon Employees assets move in 2023? ▼
Pension Plan for Nylon Employees edged up modestly - up 4.1% during 2023, from $81M to $85M. Reported net income was $3M.
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 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Belden Pension Plan in MO ($85M, 278 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 Quad/Graphics Printing Pension Plan in CT (488 participants, $305M 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.