Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$77M
Total assets Below avg plan size
431
Participants Below avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$179,361
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

$77M in assets, 431 participants

Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc.'s Pension Plan for Nylon Employees reported $77M in total assets and 431 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #14,767 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Pension Plan for Nylon Employees sits by assets

Pension Plan for Nylon Employees sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $77M for 431 participants (~$179,361/participant), down 8.8% in 2024.

#14,767
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-8.8%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$77,304,531 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Pension Plan for Nylon Employees 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. Pension Plan for Nylon Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (431 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Pension Plan for Nylon Employees reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Nylon Employees reported participants fell from 488 in the plan year 2023 filing to 431 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Nylon Employees end-of-year assets fell from $85M in the plan year 2023 filing to $77M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 270219853 · Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Nylon Employees · $77M · 431 · 88th

  • PCT $77M
  • PCT 431
  • PCT 88th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Iuoe Local 295-295b,C Pension Fund
  • PCT ind #14767

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

Stahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension PlanStahl Specialty Company/Watr…$77MIuoe Local 295-295b,C Pension FundIuoe Local 295-295b,C Pensio…$77MPension Plan for Nylon EmployeesPension Plan for Nylon Emplo…$77MEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan II for Non-Bargaining EmployeesEntergy Corporation Retireme…$77MIron Workers Regional Shop Local Union No 855 Pension TrustIron Workers Regional Shop L…$77M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pension Plan for Nylon Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$85M
Net Assets (End of Year)$77M
Net Income-$7M
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 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan for Nylon Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.077304531 · Participants: 431Pension Plan for Nylon EmployeesAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.265893 · Participants: 100400AT&T Pension Benefit PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.095 · Participants: 22000Exxonmobil Pension PlanChevron Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.731784707 · Participants: 21297Chevron Retirement PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.694184685 · Participants: 12688Shell Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.1940497 · Participants: 11498Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income 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 Iuoe Local 295-295b,C Pension Fund in NY ($77M); by covered participants it is Detroit Diesel Corporation Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan in OR (431 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Pension Plan for Nylon Employees assets move in 2024? ▼
Pension Plan for Nylon Employees pulled back noticeably - down 8.8% during 2024, from $85M to $77M. Reported net income was -$7M.
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 88th 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 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 Iuoe Local 295-295b,C Pension Fund in NY ($77M, 362 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 Detroit Diesel Corporation Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan in OR (431 participants, $298M 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 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.