401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ascendis Pharma, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$38M
Total assets Below avg plan size
326
Participants Below avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$116,215
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

$38M in assets, 326 participants

Ascendis Pharma, Inc.'s Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan reported $38M in total assets and 326 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #12,983 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $38M for 326 participants (~$116,215/participant), up 36.4% in 2024.

#12,983
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+36.4%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$37,886,024 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 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 (326 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $28M in the plan year 2023 filing to $38M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 311 in the plan year 2023 filing to 326 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 261969053 · Ascendis Pharma, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan · $38M · 326 · 81st

  • 5500 $38M
  • ASSETS 326
  • PCT 81st
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Miba Industrial Bearings 401(k) Plan
  • PHOTO ind #12983

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

Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan$38MMiba Industrial Bearings 401(k) PlanMiba Industrial Bearings 401…$38MBernstein Management Corporation Employee 401(k) PlanBernstein Management Corpora…$38MGreylock 401(k) Plan$38MHunt Forest Products, L.L.C. Salary Investment Retirement PlanHunt Forest Products, L.L.C.…$38M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$38M
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 401(k) Plans in California

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

Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.037886024 · Participants: 326Ascendis Pharma 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) 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 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Miba Industrial Bearings 401(k) Plan in WI ($38M); by covered participants it is Beemok Hospitality Group 401(k) Plan in SC (326 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (326 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 Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan surged - up 36.4% during 2024, from $28M to $38M. Reported net income was $10M.
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 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Miba Industrial Bearings 401(k) Plan in WI ($38M, 204 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ascendis Pharma 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Beemok Hospitality Group 401(k) Plan in SC (326 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.