Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ascendis Pharma, Inc. Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
311
Participants Below avg headcount
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$89,290
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ascendis Pharma, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$28M in assets, 311 participants

Ascendis Pharma, Inc.'s Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan reported $28M in total assets and 311 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #13,027 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in California

Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan covers 311 participants in California, about 49% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $28M.

#13,027
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
$10M
reported net income
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$27,769,219 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Ascendis Pharma 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. Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (311 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 261969053 · Ascendis Pharma, Inc. PY 2023 · Other

Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan · $28M · 311 · 78th

  • BOY $28M
  • BOY 311
  • BOY 78th
  • BOY Other
  • BOY near Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit 403(b) Plan
  • BOY ind #13027

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 California →

Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kendal-Crosslands Communities 403(b) PlanKendal-Crosslands Communitie…$28MJewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit 403(b) PlanJewish Federation of Metropo…$28MAscendis Pharma 401(k) Plan$28MHonorbridge Retirement Plan$28MMiami Jewish Health Systems Retirement PlanMiami Jewish Health Systems …$28M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)N/A
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN261969053
Plan Effective Date2023-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ascendis Pharma, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ascendis Pharma, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$38M 36.431723196824514% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 20232024 $27.8M $37.9M ▲ +36.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 1 311 $28M
2024 1 326 $38M

Nearby Other Plans in California

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.027769219 · Participants: 311Ascendis Pharma 401(k) PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.039978863 · Participants: 21674Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.533806707 · Participants: 50273Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.761504142 · Participants: 22681Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.792181822 · Participants: 10682Caltech Base Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.277911652 · Participants: 21764University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit 403(b) Plan in MI ($28M); by covered participants it is The Prison Fellowship Ministries 403(b) Retirement Plan in VA (311 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (311 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 have Ascendis Pharma, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Ascendis Pharma, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 36.4%, from $28M to $38M.
Where does Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit 403(b) Plan in MI ($28M, 714 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Prison Fellowship Ministries 403(b) Retirement Plan in VA (311 participants, $21M 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 261969053.

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.