401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$548M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,294
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$238,994
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ascend Savings & Investment Plan · Sponsored by Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing

$548M in assets, 2,294 participants

Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc.'s Ascend Savings & Investment Plan reported $548M in total assets and 2,294 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #17,046 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Ascend Savings & Investment Plan covers 2,294 participants in Texas, 3.3x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $548M.

#17,046
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+4.5%
assets growth YoY
5.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ascend Savings & Investment Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ascend Savings & Investment Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$548,251,489 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Ascend Savings & Investment 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. Ascend Savings & Investment Plan lands in the large band (2,294 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ascend Savings & Investment Plan reported net income fell from $66M in the plan year 2023 filing to $24M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ascend Savings & Investment Plan reported participants fell from 2,505 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,294 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ascend Savings & Investment Plan end-of-year assets rose from $525M in the plan year 2023 filing to $548M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 270219853 · Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ascend Savings & Investment Plan · $548M · 2,294 · 97th

  • ASSETS $548M
  • ASSETS 2,294
  • ASSETS 97th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Sonic Automotive, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #17046

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 →

Ascend Savings & Investment Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Hazen and Sawyer 401(k) Plan$550MSonic Automotive, Inc. 401(k) PlanSonic Automotive, Inc. 401(k…$548MAscend Savings & Investment PlanAscend Savings & Investment …$548MOvintiv U.S. Retirement Plan$547MTurner Industries 401(k) Plan$547M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ascend Savings & Investment Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$525M
Net Assets (End of Year)$548M
Net Income$24M
Employer EIN270219853
Plan Effective Date2009-11-01
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 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Ascend Savings & Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Ascend Savings & Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.548251489 · Participants: 2294Ascend Savings & Investment PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 43.121795 · Participants: 109889AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.711 · Participants: 21990Exxonmobil Savings PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 20.378704663 · Participants: 21505Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.81200478 · Participants: 43873Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanSouthwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.991748637 · Participants: 67820Southwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan
Ascend Savings & Investment Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

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

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sonic Automotive, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($548M); by covered participants it is Manna Development Group, LLC 401(k) Plan in CA (2,295 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($548M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,294 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 Ascend Savings & Investment Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ascend Savings & Investment Plan edged up modestly - up 4.5% during 2024, from $525M to $548M. Reported net income was $24M.
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 Ascend Savings & Investment Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ascend Savings & Investment Plan ranks in the 97th 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 Ascend Savings & Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sonic Automotive, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($548M, 8,469 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ascend Savings & Investment Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Manna Development Group, LLC 401(k) Plan in CA (2,295 participants, $18M in assets).