401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$600M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,700
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$352,903
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare · Missouri · Other Services

$600M in assets, 1,700 participants

Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare's Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $600M in total assets and 1,700 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #7,676 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan covers 1,700 participants in Missouri, 2.3x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $600M.

#7,676
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
+2.3%
assets growth YoY
6.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$599,935,108 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 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 2024

Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,700 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $30M in the plan year 2023 filing to $13M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants fell from 1,774 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,700 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $587M in the plan year 2023 filing to $600M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 311662309 · Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $600M · 1,700 · 98th

  • ASSETS $600M
  • ASSETS 1,700
  • ASSETS 98th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Southwest Gas Corporation Employees' Investment Plan
  • ASSETS ind #7676

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Missouri →

Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sephora Retirement Plan$600MNational Indemnity Company Employee Retirement and Savings PlanNational Indemnity Company E…$600MAscension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanAscension Healthcare 401(k) …$600MSouthwest Gas Corporation Employees' Investment PlanSouthwest Gas Corporation Em…$600MThe Boston College 401(k) Retirement Plan IIThe Boston College 401(k) Re…$600M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$587M
Net Assets (End of Year)$600M
Net Income$13M
Employer EIN311662309
Plan Effective Date1996-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$842M 4.375258628534999% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$800M$820M$840M$860M 202220232024 $806M $842M ▲ +4.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 4,450 $806M
2023 4 3,650 $839M
2024 4 3,322 $842M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Missouri

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

Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.599935108 · Participants: 1700Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.368282167 · Participants: 47254Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanBayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.811159993 · Participants: 19357Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement PlanEmerson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.357409447 · Participants: 8315Emerson Savings PlanEnterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.521110634 · Participants: 72024Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings PlanCentene Management Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.716699086 · Participants: 53760Centene Management Corporation Retirement Plan
Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants

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

Outside Missouri, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Southwest Gas Corporation Employees' Investment Plan in NV ($600M); by covered participants it is Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan in MA (1,700 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($600M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,700 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan edged up modestly - up 2.3% during 2024, from $587M to $600M. Reported net income was $13M.
How have Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ascension Health Dba Ascension Healthcare's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.4%, from $806M to $842M.
Where does Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Southwest Gas Corporation Employees' Investment Plan in NV ($600M, 2,387 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ascension Healthcare 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bose Employees' Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan in MA (1,700 participants, $681M in assets).