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Ascendis Pharma, Inc.DC plan

ASCENDIS PHARMA 401(K) PLAN · PALO ALTO, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.16%

Peer grade: A- · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Ascendis Pharma, Inc. reported $52,304 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.16% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $9,495 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 1 year on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.13% to 0.16%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other manufacturing employers. By assets it is the 2,235th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 3,834th of 13,661 in manufacturing. In 2024, employees put in $2.01 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$37,886,024
Participants with balances479
Active participants294
Employer contributions$2,791,390
Employee contributions$5,616,694
Employer contribution per active participant$9,495
Average account balance$79,094
Benefits paid to participants$7,899,655
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorPENSION ASSURANCE
Plan history2
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$37.9M · 479 accts · $2.8M emplr
2023$27.8M · 380 accts · $2.6M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$48,309
Investment management$3,995
Total administrative$52,304
Employer contributions to the Ascendis Pharma, Inc. plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$9,495
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$9,495 per active participant
2023$8,176 per active participant

Ascendis Pharma, Inc.'s 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
RESOURCES INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC · Investment management$3,995

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history2
2024$52,304 · 0.16%
2023$34,998 · 0.13%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 261969053 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.